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London Nov. 5, 1883 My Dear Mrs. Mellen This is to extend formal invitation to you and your entire household of faith to honor Mrs. Stanton & myself and the lonely home of Miss Muller with a call on Friday Nov-9th from 2 to 5- -No 58 Cadagan Place-W- is the place- I have seen dear Mrs Lucas to-day-and she insists that Mrs Stanton & I shall take a 7 o'clock substantial tea with her on Thursday evening- & we are to finish at Miss Muller's with Mrs Garrett Fawcett on... Show moreLondon Nov. 5, 1883 My Dear Mrs. Mellen This is to extend formal invitation to you and your entire household of faith to honor Mrs. Stanton & myself and the lonely home of Miss Muller with a call on Friday Nov-9th from 2 to 5- -No 58 Cadagan Place-W- is the place- I have seen dear Mrs Lucas to-day-and she insists that Mrs Stanton & I shall take a 7 o'clock substantial tea with her on Thursday evening- & we are to finish at Miss Muller's with Mrs Garrett Fawcett on Thursday at 1- Hence your day for dinner must be Wednesday - unless you can make change of nights with Mrs Lucas- Tomorrow morning I visit Westminster!! -and will be at Mrs Rose's- 32 Petersburgh Place- Bayswater-four o'clock- That is- I shall go to Westminster- if Miss Muller doesn't call for me to go to the photographers! - I have written 40 notes today & more- telling the friends that Mrs S. & I were to be at Miss Muller's on Friday- Can't you be one of this party to see us off- at Liverpool- Mrs Lucgs will be there- Lovingly yours Susan B. Anthony Copy Alma Lutz Collection London Nov. 5, 1883 My Dear Mrs. Mellen This is to extend formal invitation to you and your entire household of faith to honor Mrs. Stanton & myself and the lonely home of Miss Muller with a call on Friday Nov-9th from 2 to 5- -No 58 Cadagan Place-W- is the place- I have seen dear Mrs Lucas to-day- and she insists that Mrs Stanton & I shall take a 7 o'clock substantial tea with her on Thursday evening- & we are to finish at Miss Muller's with Mrs Garrett Fawcett on Thursday at 1- Hence your day for dinner must be Wednesday - unless you can make change of nights with Mrs Lucas- Tomorrow morning I visit Westminster!! -and will be at Mrs Rose's- 32 Petersburgh Place- Bayswater-four o'clock- That is- I shall go to Westminster- if Miss Muller doesn't call for me to go to the photographers! - I have written 40 notes today & more- telling the friends that Mrs S. & I were to be at Miss Muller's on Friday- Can't you be one of this party to see us off- at Liverpool- Mrs Lucgs will be there- Lovingly yours Susan B. Anthony Show less

DURANT DRAKE 1878 - 1933 After eighteen years of devoted service to Vassar College Durant Drake, Professor of Philosophy, died at the age of fifty-five in the early morning of November twenty-fifth. Always frail in body he at first attached no great significance to the illness that laid him low in the month of October, and even when told that the end was near continued a gallant struggle for recovery. Recognizing at last that death had come to claim him he accepted the inevita- ble with... Show moreDURANT DRAKE 1878 - 1933 After eighteen years of devoted service to Vassar College Durant Drake, Professor of Philosophy, died at the age of fifty-five in the early morning of November twenty-fifth. Always frail in body he at first attached no great significance to the illness that laid him low in the month of October, and even when told that the end was near continued a gallant struggle for recovery. Recognizing at last that death had come to claim him he accepted the inevita- ble with courage and perfect serenity. Durant Drake was of New England puritan stock. It was in accordance with the traditions of his race that he went first to Boston Latin school and then to Harvard University, winning prizes all along the way and graduating summa ggg laude. A kind fate gave him close touch7FIth eminent scholars in his chosen field and fruitful intercourse with them helped to shape his own ideas into what he himself called the philosophy of a meliorist. "If," he wrote, "there is any keynote that has given a kind of unity to my thinking in diverse fields it is a sense of the needless unhappiness from which men suffer and a pas- sionate longing to do my bit in formulating and dif- fusing a clearer intelligence concerning the art of living." Thus in his teaching he emphasized primarily problems of human conduct, drawing his illustrations fro an extraordinarily wide range of reading. Stimu- lating class discussions were often continued on Sunday afternoons when throughout the year he was at home to his students. Many of those who have gone forth from Vassar will always remember gratefully that beautiful and hospitable home. But it was as a writer that Durant Drake was most widely known. Eminently in his books he realized his "passionate desire" to formulate and diffuse "a clearer intelligence concerning the art of living." Their titles indicate how practical, in the broad sense of th t th i f h f hi ki P e erm, was e a m o muc o s thin ng: ro- blems of Conduct (19110, Problems of Reli ion (1‘§l'6JI 3haII We Btanﬁ B the Church? {I525}, America Faces the Ftture lI§§Z;, The New Horalit (l§23). The re- viewers of these boohs all prhise their lucidity, vigor, forceful and winning style, and persuasive sanity. The same qualities of style appear in his re- cent Invitation to Philoso h . His most abstract thinki was ex res H In hi d d It P1 i N t ng p se n an s_,_§ceL n a ure (1925), where he presents his metaphysical system, DURANT DRAKE (Continued) related to though not derived from the thought of Santayana and Charles Strong. It may truly be said of Durant Drake that his life and work, despite his physical limitations, fulfilled to an extraordinary degree its own high aims. Lucy E. Textor IX - 188 [ / Show less

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Blado, Antonio

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1524-1565

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Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, 1815-1902

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20-Oct

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Vassar, Matthew, 1792-1868

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December 11, 1862

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Poughkeepsie, N.Y., December 11th, 1862. Miss Sarah I. Hale Dear Madame: I have the pleasure to send you by today mail a pamphlet containing an article on V.F. College by Moses Tyler B.A. temporarily a Pastor of the Congregational Church of this City but now of Boston, which he resigned a short time since on account of his feeble health, thinking you would be pleased to notice it in your valuable Journal (Lady Book) I send you a Copy. Enclosed you will find five Dollars on account of the Lady... Show morePoughkeepsie, N.Y., December 11th, 1862. Miss Sarah I. Hale Dear Madame: I have the pleasure to send you by today mail a pamphlet containing an article on V.F. College by Moses Tyler B.A. temporarily a Pastor of the Congregational Church of this City but now of Boston, which he resigned a short time since on account of his feeble health, thinking you would be pleased to notice it in your valuable Journal (Lady Book) I send you a Copy. Enclosed you will find five Dollars on account of the Lady Book (new Subscription), please to send me the back numbers since they were discontinued. It was altogether an oversight that I did not comply with your advance payment for it. Truly yours &c M. Vassar P.S. Godey*s Book from my memorandum expired from October 1st. Note by Mrs. Hale: "I have audited $5. Dec. 17/62 for 2 years--- from Oct. 1862 to Sept. 1864 inclusive & have sent Oct. Nov. & Dec. Nos. 62 and Jany 1863." Show less

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March 24, 2015

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Thorne, Gertrude G.

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1923-2010

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n.d.

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Pearson, Donald M., Swain, Barbara, Peirce, John M.

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[After 1957]

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E. HAROLD GEER 1886 - 1957 It was with genuine regret that we learned during the Christmas season of the sudden death of Profes- sor Emeritus E. Harold Geer at the age of seventy-one years, more than half of which were spent as a member of the Vassar faculty in the Department of Music. Those of us who knew him well respected his musician- ship, and his uncompromisingly high musical standards. He gave unstintingly of his service to the college as a teacher, organist, director of the Vassar... Show moreE. HAROLD GEER 1886 - 1957 It was with genuine regret that we learned during the Christmas season of the sudden death of Profes- sor Emeritus E. Harold Geer at the age of seventy-one years, more than half of which were spent as a member of the Vassar faculty in the Department of Music. Those of us who knew him well respected his musician- ship, and his uncompromisingly high musical standards. He gave unstintingly of his service to the college as a teacher, organist, director of the Vassar Choir and of the Madrigal Group, and as chairman of the Music Department for a period of years after the resignation of Professor Dickinson from that position. Mr. Geer was born in Tabor, Iowa in 1886. He received the B. A. and M. A. degrees fro Doane College in Nebraska, and a Mus. B. degree from the Oberlin Con- servatory of Music in Ohio. In l9h9 Deane College bestowed upon him an honorary Mus. D. degree. He studied organ and composition with Widor and Gedalge in Paris, organ with T. Tertius Noble and piano with Ernest Hutcheson in this country, and composition and conducting at the Conservatoire Americain de Fontainebleau in France. Before coming to Vassar College Mr. Geer taught at Lake Erie College for Women in Ohio and at Albion Col- lege in Michigan. From 1913 to 1916 he was organist and choir director of the First Congregational Church in Fall River, Massachusetts. In 1916 he came to Vassar College as Assistant Professor of Music and taught here for thirty-six years. After his retire- ment in 1952 he went to Cbatham College in Pittsburgh. Subsequently he served as acting chairman of the Music Department at Hood College in Maryland. Last summer he taught at the Yale Music School in Norfolk, Connecticut. He was a member of the College Music Association, Pi Kappa Lamba and a Fellow of the American Guild of Organists. He edited and arranged over one hundred compositions of choral music for women's voices. He edited the beloved "Peace I Leave with You", originally harmonized by George Coleman Gow for women's voices. He also made an arrangement of this for mixed voices. Mr. Geer was editor of The H al for Collegasand Schools published in 1955 By %€e Yaie University Press and now in use in the Vassar Chapel. His last publication E. HAROLD GEER (Continued) was a book, Or an Registration in Theo and Practice, which came out last mnnth (December, IéE7I. The study of this subject was carried on by Mr. Gear for many years at Vassar College. Grants frm the Salmon Fund aided his research and the publication of the book. Mr. Geer gave organ recitals at the Prague Municipal Auditorium in Czechoslovakia and at York Minster, England. He had numerous appearances in recital in this country, playing programs of organ music in col- leges, universities, civic auditoriums and churches. His Sunday evening organ recitals on the Vassar Campus offered a wide variety of excellent literature skill- fully performed. To many generations of students these programs came to be known as "dark music" since they were performed in the dramatic setting of the dimly lighted chapel. Unquestionably Mr. Geer's primary musical interest at Vassar College was the Choir, which he directed from 1920 to 1952. He devoted scholarly research to the selection of choral material which represented the world's finest settings of sacred texts. The music he introduced ranged in style from the works of English composers in the,Renaissance Period to those of Vaughan Williams and Kodaly in the twentieth century. The insistent emphasis on superior music certainly had a great influence in improving the musical taste of students who sang it and heard it from the days of required chapel to a later time when chapel attendance was no longer obligatory. The music for the regular chapel services and for other programs was meticulously prepared and beautifully performed. Under Mr. Geer's direction the annual program of Christmas music became a tradition at Vassar College and attracted large audiences. To a casual acquaintance Mr. Geer may have seemed to be rather reserved and formal but h was certainly far from that when he conducted performances of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, "Trial by Jury" on Founder's Day. To those who were intimately associated with him he was a kind and understanding friend and excellent teacher. His perceptions were keen and he possessed a quick sense of humor. He was frank and outspoken, and even those who disagreed with him on policies he favored or with his methods of procedure, never doubted for a moment the sincerity of his convictions. E. HAROLD GEEK (Continued) Socially the Gear home on Raymond Avenue was always a friendly place to visit. The choir parties which Mr. and Mrs. Geer gave each year for choir members and faculty guests and the memorial Geer family Christmas cards, which Mr. Geer designed, will long be remembered. We extend to Mrs. Gear and to his surviving sons and daughter the sympathy of the faculty in their loss and express to them the appreciation of the faculty for professor Geer's long and distinguished service to Vassar College. Donald M. Pearson Barbara Swain John M. Peirce XIV - 375-376 Show less

National Woman Suffrage Association 1881 1882 "Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governd;" the ballot is consent. Why should woman be governed without her consent? ELIZABETH CADY STANTON, Pres., Tenafly, N. J. SUSAN B. ANTHONY, Rochester, N. Y., MATILDA JOSLYN GAGE, Fayettville, N. Y., Vice Pres. at Large. MAY WRIGHT SEWALL, Chair. Ex. Com., 405 North Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis, Ind. ELLEN H. SHELDON, Recording Secretary, Q. M. Gen'l's Office... Show moreNational Woman Suffrage Association 1881 1882 "Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governd;" the ballot is consent. Why should woman be governed without her consent? ELIZABETH CADY STANTON, Pres., Tenafly, N. J. SUSAN B. ANTHONY, Rochester, N. Y., MATILDA JOSLYN GAGE, Fayettville, N. Y., Vice Pres. at Large. MAY WRIGHT SEWALL, Chair. Ex. Com., 405 North Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis, Ind. ELLEN H. SHELDON, Recording Secretary, Q. M. Gen'l's Office, Washington, D. C. RACHEL G. FOSTER, Corresponding Secretary, 1909 N. 12th Street, Philadelphia, Pa. JANE H. SPOFFORD, Treasurer, Riggs House, Washington, D. C. Tenafly N.J. Oct. 11/85 Dear Frank After mailing the letter of Mr Adams to John I found this with the imprint of the medal he found- I have just read the Tribune!s word, on your first two volumesI have just read the Tribune!s word, on your first two volumes of your glorious Fathers life- by yourself & Wendell- - Perhaps it is as good as can be expected from a political stand- point- and from a paper that perchance has not wholly forgotten how its founder Horace Greely used to come in for a share of the non-resistant flagellation of those olden times— Of course the descendants of those who were subjects of the Liberators rebukes- will quail for their parents— as the children of the great hero glory in their ancestor- With best love Susan B. AnthonyAlma Lutz Collection Copy NATIONAL WOMAN SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION. Tenafly N.J. Oct. 11/85 Dear Frank After mailing the letter of Mr Adams to John I found this with the imprint of the medal he found- I have just read the Tribune!s word, on your first two volumes of your glorious Fathers life- by yourself & Wendell- - Perhaps it is as good as can be expected from a political stand- point- and from a paper that perchance has not wholly forgotten how its founder Horace Greely used to come in for a share of the non-resistant flagellation of those olden times— Of course the descendants of those who were subjects of the Liberators rebukes- will quail for their parents— as the children of the great hero glory in their ancestor- With best love Susan B. Anthony Show less

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Vassar, Matthew, 1792-1868

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n.d.

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Hiram Veltman Esq 145 Duane Street NY Dear Sir, yours of the 19th (…) is read and in reply would remark that our College Edifice is drawing near completion and will be finished & furnished by fall next, and at which time or soon thereafter we hope to open. The Board of Trustees hold their annual meeting in June proximo, after which circulars will be sent to the public setting forth times of instruction &c in the College and in fact all other matters pertaining thereto that may be... Show moreHiram Veltman Esq 145 Duane Street NY Dear Sir, yours of the 19th (…) is read and in reply would remark that our College Edifice is drawing near completion and will be finished & furnished by fall next, and at which time or soon thereafter we hope to open. The Board of Trustees hold their annual meeting in June proximo, after which circulars will be sent to the public setting forth times of instruction &c in the College and in fact all other matters pertaining thereto that may be necessary- If your friend wishes to place her daughter in Institution perhaps an early application will be advisable, as many have already applied. I will place her application on file Yours truly &c Show less

CHRISTABEL FORSYTH FISKE 1869 - 1956 Every one of us who speaks of Christabel Forsyth Fiske, begins his narrative with, "I shQJ.never forget." She was one of Vassar's great women. Her gallant figure crossed the campus as if under full sail, its course held true by her intense love of learning and her direct sense of life. She wrote a nuber of studies on Old English and German Medieval literatures, English modifications of Teutonic racial concepts, 16th century and romantic... Show moreCHRISTABEL FORSYTH FISKE 1869 - 1956 Every one of us who speaks of Christabel Forsyth Fiske, begins his narrative with, "I shQJ.never forget." She was one of Vassar's great women. Her gallant figure crossed the campus as if under full sail, its course held true by her intense love of learning and her direct sense of life. She wrote a nuber of studies on Old English and German Medieval literatures, English modifications of Teutonic racial concepts, 16th century and romantic literature. She was cited by scholars for her knowledge of Milton. She was learned in languages and belonged to organiza- tions devoted to their study: the American Dialect Society, the American Folk Lore Society, the Scan- dinavian Society, the Modern Language Association. Two of hr works give the key to her quality. In her essay,_§Qmel%1Realism in Medieval German Literature in Vassar E9 geval §tu§}es of I§2§ sEe says of Her findings, I I This thread of homespun is but a slender one... Or to change the metaphor - the plain, quaint little figure which in true medieval fashion has gradually become for me the personification of this intimate, homely phase of the German mind, has been very inconspicuous, lost con- tinually among the mystical and romantic per~ sonages thronging fantastically or brilliantly the pages I have read. Such as it is, however, it is more in evidence, I think, than in most other medieval European literatures, and therefore not nly intrinsically interesting, but also from the comparative point of view, at least suggestively significant. In her last book, E ic Su estions in the Ima er of the Waverl Novels, puEIIsEed in I§ED, she searcEed out the Heroic element in Sir Walter Scott because, she says, ... it had been neglected in criticism in favor of the romantic... In the case of a man of Scott's caliber, the impact of him on the average intelligent mind should result in a moderately well-rounded.. conception of him as a great English writer. CHRISTABEL FORSYTH FISKE (Continued) To have this "moderately well—r0unded conception" required merely that one be aware of the relation- ships of one person and all society, nature, the traditions of lanuage and literature, the range from the folk to the aristocrats, from the romantic to the heroic. This search for fullness and balance made her a superb editor. To her Vassar owes the publication of Vassar Medieval Studies and the Vassar Journal of Under- graduate Studies, the most cﬁaracteristic and original w »ness 0 our achievement in the liberal arts that has ever been published. Beyond writiq; her own piece for the Vassar Medieval Studies, sheedited the whole volume. 'tE¥hin th6‘quiet, exaet words of her preface one can see her in action. She speaks of many an illuminating talk with various colleagues whose work while primarily in classical or in modern fields, is in certain aspects of it closely connected with the period here dealt with... They have cooperated with us; and we have thus a book somewhat widely representative of outlook upon the Middle Ages. The departments represented in the book were English, French, German, Folk Lore, History, Greek, Latin, Mathematics, Art, Music. For fourteen years, 1926-l9hO, as she read the papers of Vassar's students submitted for the Vassar Journal d h t er of Under raduate Stu ies, er sure judgmen nev flagged. Every meeting of the Committee of the Journal brought out the flashing sharpness of her critical faculties, and she could always put into a few words the gist of the virtues or weaknesses of an essay. She was always a teacher too while she was editing. She took infinite pains with the students who wrote these essays, especially when she felt the student had capacity to do distinguished work. She was more interested in helping them to develop their gifts than in passing judgment on their work. She insisted on the highest possible standards of writing and research, involving not only scholarship but also sensitive imagination. From 1903-l9hO generations of students came to life in her courses on the history of English literature, her seminar on Milton, her seminar on Language. Her classes CHRISTABEL FORSYTH FISKE (Continued) were rich in scholarship, profound and illumined. Even students whose background was barren and whose idea of a college was dim, caught the light on the past and discovered that Old and Middle English told them about life. "She taught me to write a critical paper," says one of her students thirty years later. ‘So gently too. But I've never forgotten. She so quietly showed me that I needn't say ever thin but I must select. She showed me how to select tﬁe essentials."Patiently, without invading the personal dignity of her students she taught them to write by singling out each one's exact difficulty or possibility. "I know exactly who you are," she said to a freshman who in her paper a few days before had tried to tell the elevated feeling about coming to college that had suddenly dawned on her the sumer before. "Your face belongs to this paper." But when the faces were not alight because the students had not read the books, much less thought about them, she was known to slam her book don: on the desk, announce "I don't think I want to see you today," and walk out of the room. The effect on their work was electric. She was a friend and a presence on the campus. She knew who was devoted and who lived on the surface. When she trusted people, her greeting always invited them to enter a world of justice and truth in which she herself dWG 0 "When did you get the meaning of academic integrity?" she would ask a colleague for she was troubled about her students’ slow recognition of plagiarism. "My brain is seething," she would say. "Do you know the difference between Plato and Neo-Platonism?" Or if she had a great tyranny of today on her mind or the sufferings of the war or the injustices of the Great Depression or the bitter fruit of prejudice, she would seize one who, she knew, cared too and with her eyes severe and flashing, would say, "Will you explain clearly to me in a paragraph what is the meaning of this and what is to be done about it?" Only by chance did one know that behind the darting questions and the seething mind was also the long, generous private list of contributions to many pioneering agencies struggling to right wrongs. It worked the other way too. As you saw her coming out of the library daily, you would ask her about what in CHRISTABEL FORSYTH FISKE (Continued) Scott's imagery she had found today, and there would come clear, sparkling discourse about the workings of his poetical imagination and perhaps his whole plan for the aforestation of Scotland. She was always ready to share the freshness of experience._But like all original and poetic spirits amidst the worldly ones, she was a wayfarer.... Nevertheless the fact that she was going somewhere wonderful inspired the whole college. Her memory today renews our faith in the course. Helen Drusilla Lockwood Charles Griffin Barbara Swain XIV - 127-129 Show less

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Vassar, Matthew, 1792-1868

Date

June 11, 1868

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Poughkeepsie June 11th 1868 Professor Chs. S. Farraf Dear Sir Enclosed please to find accompaning this note 42 Continental currency Bills of different valuations amounting to some £206.500 with $3t¥o New York & Spanish curency, which I were presented with last Eve- ning by Mrs. Sarah Robinson & Miss Martha Forbes for the use of the Vassar College. Time is gradualy wearing away these land Marks of by-gone days & therefore the importance of preserving the scanty few in some of our... Show morePoughkeepsie June 11th 1868 Professor Chs. S. Farraf Dear Sir Enclosed please to find accompaning this note 42 Continental currency Bills of different valuations amounting to some £206.500 with $3t¥o New York & Spanish curency, which I were presented with last Eve- ning by Mrs. Sarah Robinson & Miss Martha Forbes for the use of the Vassar College. Time is gradualy wearing away these land Marks of by-gone days & therefore the importance of preserving the scanty few in some of our public Archives,—You will please to give them a place in Vassar. Your8 Respectfully &c M. Vassar. Show less

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1923-2010

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1995-07-14

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19--?

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Shinn, Walter Scott

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19--?

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Rod, Charles

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186-?

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Taylor, Steven

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2017-05-14

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Lamson, J. H.

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1877

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Pach, G. W.

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18--

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Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell), 1820-1906

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1870-11-09

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Revolution Office New York Nov. 9, 1870 T. B. Pugh Esq. Dear Sir Yours of the 7th inst- is handed me- Sorry for the delay- I shall prefer Dec. 12th for Philadelphia- Subject- "The False Theory"- I like the best- I speak in Washington the 8th Dec. Where is Anna D.How I would like to be presented to a Philadelphia Audience by her little Queenly self- Monday De. 12th shall be the night- Respectfully yours Susan B. AnthonySusan B. Anthony Nov 9 1870Alma Lutz Collection (COPY) Revolution... Show moreRevolution Office New York Nov. 9, 1870 T. B. Pugh Esq. Dear Sir Yours of the 7th inst- is handed me- Sorry for the delay- I shall prefer Dec. 12th for Philadelphia- Subject- "The False Theory"- I like the best- I speak in Washington the 8th Dec. Where is Anna D.How I would like to be presented to a Philadelphia Audience by her little Queenly self- Monday De. 12th shall be the night- Respectfully yours Susan B. AnthonySusan B. Anthony Nov 9 1870Alma Lutz Collection (COPY) Revolution Office New York Nov. 9, 1870 T. B. Pugh Esq. Dear Sir Yours of the 7th inst- is handed me- Sorry for the delay- I shall prefer Dec. 12th for Philadelphia- Subject- "The False Theory"- I like the best- I speak in Washington the 8th Dec. Where is Anna D. How I would like to be presented to a Philadelphia Audience by her little Queenly self- Monday De. 12th shall be the night- Respectfully yours Susan B. Anthony Show less

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Vassar, Matthew, 1792-1868

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March 22, 1867

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Poughkeepsie March 22.. 1867 My dear Mrs Hale first Several years has passed and gone since I had the pleasure and honor of your acquaintence as a correspondent, and I now think it full time that the further pleasure of seeing you were enjoyed, but,I find my health too feeble to admit of a trip to your city, especialy at this enclement season, therefore unless you do me the honor of a visit some time the ensuing summer I am fearfull we shall never greet each other in this life, and if we... Show morePoughkeepsie March 22.. 1867 My dear Mrs Hale first Several years has passed and gone since I had the pleasure and honor of your acquaintence as a correspondent, and I now think it full time that the further pleasure of seeing you were enjoyed, but,I find my health too feeble to admit of a trip to your city, especialy at this enclement season, therefore unless you do me the honor of a visit some time the ensuing summer I am fearfull we shall never greet each other in this life, and if we should be so happy as to meet in the world of spirits, how are we to recognise each other there, notwithstand- ing the spiritualist theory of sympathies &c. But to the main point of this note, will you dear Mrs Hale oblige me with your photograph; I enclose you two of mine, one with view of College and other with the gymnasium & Riding School &c. Harris Jones Esqr counsellor at Law in your City called at my domicil a few days since andleft his card, had I seen him I intended to send the enclosed, and some photograph views of College and surround- ings, by him. Do you know MF. Jones & Lady. I am happy to hear that the good work of the "Womens Union Mis- sion'1 &c is gaining friends. I most heartly pray for its success &c. I remain dear Mrs Hale Yours very truly &c 324 M- VassarM. Vassar answered March 26th Mrss. Sarah. J. Hale N 1413 Locust Street Philadelphia Show less

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Vassar, Matthew, 1792-1868

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Copy of M. Vassar Seniors Letters on College business --A Anderson Prof: M.13 page 2, 83, 86, 91, Allibone Auspines Dr. 29 --B Babcock Rufus page 11, 12, 46, 64 65,66, 67 Boorman Hans Jr. page 17, 27, Barnard [Honbl] Henry 88. Beecher Henry Ward 97, 99, Bird W.S. 108 Bishop Nathane 121 Blair J L 123 Bragg Miss E E 124 Branstrip Mr J. E 125 Bayard Geo D 125 Brigham Mr Susan C. 128 --C Corning Hon. Erastus page 16, Childs Geo M pag. 26, 48, Coppee Professor W. 32, Clark Alvino[fonso] 35, 36, 37... Show moreCopy of M. Vassar Seniors Letters on College business --A Anderson Prof: M.13 page 2, 83, 86, 91, Allibone Auspines Dr. 29 --B Babcock Rufus page 11, 12, 46, 64 65,66, 67 Boorman Hans Jr. page 17, 27, Barnard [Honbl] Henry 88. Beecher Henry Ward 97, 99, Bird W.S. 108 Bishop Nathane 121 Blair J L 123 Bragg Miss E E 124 Branstrip Mr J. E 125 Bayard Geo D 125 Brigham Mr Susan C. 128 --C Corning Hon. Erastus page 16, Childs Geo M pag. 26, 48, Coppee Professor W. 32, Clark Alvino[fonso] 35, 36, 37 Church Miss Emma 58. 66, 69, 74. 76, 100, 105, 107. Cuddehy L. A. [fo] 94,95, --D Drexel A.J page 27, Dreer F G 27, 33 Davidson David 39, 41, 57 Daniels H 60,63 Dean Gilbert 63, --E --F Fisher D.R. a fo 89. , -- G Gregory Sam page 21, 71, Germond [Soll] B 119 --H, Hale Sarah J page 85, 91, 92 , 1, 13, 131, 93, 95,96-98-101, 104,115 116 117 120 121 Harris Honbl [Ira].36 Hatch + Partridge42 Hopkins Erastus131 ---I --- Ingersoll Honbl page [38] ---J --- Jewett Prof: page 6. 23, --- K --- Kelley Hon . M. page 4, 102, Kemp Agnes 39, --- L --- --- M --- Meade Revd Hiram page 15 Malcom Rev Howard pag 39 Mitchell Miss Marian pg 57, 59, Morse S. F. B Prop pg 72, 118, Magoon Rev E L DD 72, 74, 76, 78. 103,106. 108 110, 111, 112, 114 115 McKay Miss Mary 113. McColl C E 124 McClure S S 127 --- N --- --- O---- Osborn J.W. Albany pg. 45. ---P--- Porter Prof: John page 9, 22, Pierce Hon G.T 20 Plumb N 42 Pierson Rev Geo 130 ---Q--- ---R--- Renwick JS page 15, 18, 25, 32, 33, 34, 35, 39, 40, 44, 52, 61, 64, 64, 65, Raymond Rev Chs page 42, 52 55, 68, 70, 90. Robinson Luther 44, Raymond Ino H 97, 102, Raymond J.P 126. , --- S --- Swan Cyrus page 7. Stowe Carrie Jr. 41 ---T--- Thompson Hon Ino: page 24. Toffey Anne S page 72. 73, Tytus Rev: A J 127 --- U --- --- V --- Vassars Family in England page 26, ---W--- White John Gpage 5. 19. Wilkinson John 53-56, 60, 61, 62 Willard Anna M 132 Willard E. N 133, ---X --- ---Y--- Youman Professor. Page 1, 2: 8 + page 9, 10. ---Z--- 1 Pokeepsie May 8th 1860 Mrs. Sarah J. Hale Philadelphia My dear Madame Having been temporaly indisposed Since the receipt of your favor of the 30th [Ulto.] with Encloses must be my apology for delaying my answer to the very Kind term in which you are pleased to adverts to my efforts for the promotion of the Education of the young Women of our Country. I am honored in finding my own views So much in harmony with the Sentiments found in Editorials of the Lady s Book and will avail myself of an early opportunity to Secure the Biographical Dictionary [+ca] to which you have alluded, to aid me in the more enlarged Sphere in that department of Knowledge In regard to details respecting the plans, organization for of Vassar College, I deem it premature to present to the public any thing further than what was already been commented on in those articles furnished you by our mutual friend Professor Jewett now in your hands I shall be very glad to see in the Ladys Book to which you refer me Such Suggestions as your mature reflection and practical Knowledge of the Subject may from time to time prompt you to make Very respectfully PoKeepsie March 8 1861 Professor Edward Youman My dear Sir Some weeks Since when you were in our City and at my house I personally made my thanks to you for those books, and wished to know the price [+ ca] you earnestly replied that if I would read the first chapter in Education headed What Knowledge is most worth, you would be compensated. Taking you at your word, I am entitled to withhold my thanks even, for I have read the whole book, thereby more the cancelling of that debt, and if my appreciation of the value of the work could be reduced to money, the author of it might too soon for the Educational public good retire on a compentense. The views and Sentiments therein inculcated are 2 plain demonstration practical ones, such that any common Sense minds might adopt, and just the ones most needed at the present time to counteract the pernicious degenerating principals that are being instilled in the minds of the rising generations of both sexes, dignified by the name of Education. What is generaly taught in Schools tends about as much towards Discipline, self Knowledge, Self preservation, or complete living as the fact My Neighbors Cat Kittened yesterday a laughable but excellent illustration It was my intention and purpose to have acknowledged your Kindness ere this, but my continued ill health with pressing business claims in the matter of my College enterprise have taken up every moment of my Spare time. I shall allways be very happy to hear from you on any Subject especially upon that of Educational progress + development. Yours [+Ca] March 22 1861 Professor E. L. Youman Dr Sir Yours of yesterday is just received and in reply I think you have presumed on too much to ask permission of me to insert in a public way any extracts from my private correspondence with you, not that I am unwilling to confer the benefit of my pen to your Service, but I fear it would be looked upon as a sort of burlesque by the literati of our Country, a humble obscure citizen presuming to intrude in the ranks of polite literature, yet I am So extremely flattered with that idea that I consent willingly if you can derive profit from its publication. [Yours very truly] May 7th 1861 M B. Anderson LLD Dr Sir I have enclosed to your address for Mail this P.M. a Copy of the Proceedings of the Trustees of the V.T.College at 3 their first meeting 26th February last, also a Sample Sheet of Letter Circulars, both of which we think handsomely executed. We are taking all the preliminary Steps to commence the College buildings, have enclosed by fencing in an area of some 6 acres of ground for the [Cite], made one Contract with the builder, and architect, the former in the Sum of $178,200 and $3300, this last includes all plans & drawings and superintendence of the work until completede. We propose to carry up the foundation walls to the first tier of beams this Season, the following to enclose the building, the third season finish ready for occupance in the fall of 64. Some delay have occurred on account our national troubles, impairing Seriously the market value of our assets. The most depressed of these we propose to lay aside, and use only such as will result in the least Sacrifice. Were it not that our expenses for salaried officers [+ca] has been incurred amounting to some $5000 per annum and our Contracts for the Buildings made (alltho the time of Commencing them is discretionally at the option of the Committee) we might reasonably halt. I think according to the present market value of our assets we may place to profit flop account up to the present time $75000 We can put up the first Story of the building at a Cost of about $23000 including first tier of beams. To meet this expenditure we shall have an income from interest account this year of $24000 Less Salaried Officers [+c] 5000 $19000 Leaving a deficit on this years [a/c] $4000 A Crisis is now upon us, whether to halt until the issue of our national troubles are Settled, or to proceed, in One respect the turn of public affairs will be to the advantage of the Contractor, enabling him to buy his materials at reduced prices, also labor will be cheaper, and we may also avail ourselves of a cheap rate of interest by hypothecating our Securities (instead of Selling) to the amount Sufficient to put up the buildings, these and other considerations we have duly weighed, and final resulted in our determination to proceed the work. How are you progressing with your University Buildings? What proportion of the inside or interior work is completed? Does these stirring 4 times disturb the patronage of the Institution? I predict that after our national troubles are amicably adjusted, our northern educational establishments will be better Sustained by our Southern friends than ever. Please let me hear from you Yours respectfully May 13th 1861 Honbl Nm Kelley Dear Sir You may perhaps have learnt thro Some of our Executive Committee that we have completed our building Contract with Mr. Harloe, and which will be finaly executed the present week, but the work will be pushed forward no faster than our available means at fair prices will admit, alltho it is and most probably will be for the interest of M Harloe to proceed more rapidly. At our last figuring of our assets we passed to Profit & Loss account some $60,000 mostly Southern State Stocks, of course we would not think of disposing of them just now, nor in fact any of our securitys at the present market value. Our policy is to hypothecate so much as we may require from time to Time with N. York Life & Trust Co at 6% Interest which rate will insure to us the the loan until our national troubles are once more Settled. When you next visit our City I should like to see you on Some Important matters pertaining to our College affairs. I know that the attractions of your beautiful grounds at this Season of the year Summons up a large degree of courage to leave home, but should your business or pleasure call you here, I should be happy to see you. Most respectfully May 17th 1861 Honbl Nm Kelley Rhinebeck Dear Sir Your kind note of yesterday is just received, while I should be very happy to meet you On Monday next, it so happens that my engagements I fear will deprive me of the pleasure, I will therefore briefly state the chief object of the personal interview. As you are already apprised that our College Ee: Committee have concluded their Contract with the builder M Harloe and will probably 5 expend Some $6 to 7000 over the income in Capital this year and proceed thencefor, as rapidly with the work as good policy may Suggest, it has occurred to me whether we could make an arrangement with the N.Y. Life Insurance Trust Co to furnish us funds as we may from time to time require at a low rate of interest, hypothecating with them ample Securities for Such loans payable at our convenience, and I had hoped my letter would have reached you on Monday last before your departure to the City, however we are in no Special haste, and should you be going to the City again would do us a favor to call on the New York Life & Trust Co and ascertain what arrangement can be made Yours most respectfully 21st May 1861 John E White Esqr Albany Dear Sir I address you first as an old friend, Secondly as a business man & thirdly as President of the Bank of the Capitol. Under the first division allow me to say that our acquaintance has been such that if there were any man on Earth whom I regarded worthy of my esteem & confidence it was yourself. Secondly. Your business qualifications through a long course of years fully confirmed me of your capacity for the faithful and honest discharge of all the duties connected with the Bank, and thirdly your position as Director & subsequently its first officer gave it a character unsurpassed by any other Institution. It was these considerations that induced me mainly to take & hold its stock, and if among the various assets which I transferred over to the Vassar Female College I had been asked which I regarded best among them all, I should have placed the Bank of the Capitol the first on the list, but Since its suspension a Shock has come over me obliterating all confidence in human Institutions and discourages me to proceed with our Enterprise at present for fear that others may also soon share a similar fate, the Corporation having lost up to this time by Southern StateStocks and 1st Mortg: Rail Roads Bonds [+ca] nearly $100000 of their fund & that within the short space of 90 days. May I 6 take the liberty to ask you the question as to the ultimate prospects of the Bank paying its Stockholders_ Please to let me hear from you Soon, So that I may lay the matter before our Boards. Yours respectfully June 14th 1861 Profes: M: P Jewett Dear Sir My engagements of this morning necessarily presented a further exchange of views with you & Matthew upon the matter of our College Salaried officials which were incidentally alluded to this morning, it having previously been hinted but with no especial application to any one, that some line should be drawn constituting the proper charges coming within their especial duties. At the first meeting of the Board of Trustees on the 26th February it did not occur to me that the Salary of any Officer would then commence, nor were I ever consulted or been apprised in any way that such would have been the case, it was therefore asked of me at that time by some present if the Committee recommending your Salary had consulted with me, to which I replyed in the negative, but the act of the Settlement of your Salary having passed the Vote of Bord, Somewhat hurriedly, I said to my friends. I suppose it was all right, as your duties would be both expensive & laborious, to which answer all seemed acquiesce & the presendence of paying Salaries having once began, ground had been broken & opened the way for others to put in their Claims. At that time however, we all expected the work of building & other preparations incident thereto would go forward without delay or as soon as the necessary preliminaries could be made to justify, therefore nothing further was said or done. Since that time great changes in our national affairs effecting our plans & financial means have taken place, and which it were not in the power of the Bord to forsee or reasonably anticipate. In view of these considerations it becomes a question of Enquiry & which will be doubtless instituted at the next meeting of the Bord how far the Executive Committee can be justified in their doings [+ca] 7 I will also here remark that up to the day of the Organization of the Board nothing had passed between you and me with regard to the amount of your Salary and So I expressed myself at the meeting and when the matter was hastily hinted I remarked I supposed it all right under the impression that the $2000 Pr annnum included all incidental expenses that might be incurred by you until the College was opened for pupils. Now you Know me well enough to know that it is far from my purpose to recommend any thing short of a generous & liberal Construction of those early proceedings at the Same time I much desire that nothing should occur to cause dissatisfaction to you or any of our Official Bord. I send you this brief exposition of my views in order that a fair understanding may be had at next meeting in regard to what constitute proper charges to the College. Yours truly June 23rd 1861 C. Swan Secretary to Vassar Female College Dear Sir I am just in receipt of your note of this morning transmitting an official resolution passed by the Board of Trustees of Vassar Female College at their meeting yesterday requesting me as the Founder of that Institution to sit for a full length portrait by the distinguished artist Charles L. Elliot Esq of New York City which portrait is to be preserved in the College Edifice. In reply I would most respectfully return my thanks to your honorable Board for this distinguished Compliment, personally I feel myself unworthy of such marked respects, and can only consent to the request in consideration of the object and source from which it eminates. You will please inform your Committee Professor Jewett, Dr Nathan Bishop and Revd E L. Magoon whom have the same in charge, that I will be prepared to sit at the Artist Studio at any time most convenient to himself. I remain Yours Truly 8 31st August 1861 Professor Edward L. Youman Saratoga Springs My dear Sir The time is near at hand when we shall be ready for the imposing Ceremony of laying the Corner Stone of the V.F College 1st Oct proximo, and as our views of Female Education are so much in harmony and my health and time are both unfavorable to devote myself in making Suitable preparations for that occasion, I have a desire to avail myself of your thought on that Subject, am to request the favor of soliciting the Outline of an address to be read by me on that interesting and important crisis in the Colleges history. I am happy, very happy to find public sentiment so favorably impressed with our plan & Enterprise. When our plans were first made public they were met with many discouraging objections, Suggestive as to its practicability on so extensive a scale as we proposed, but time & reflection have I am rejoiced to find won for us numerous friends & that from the circle of the most highly educated minds in this Country. We are daily in receipt of Communications from the most distinguished gentlemen & Ladies of both hemespheres soliciting information of our System & the period of the Colleges commencement Nothwithstanding the financial crisis we have so managed our funds as be enabled to carry forward the College building to the Commencement of the Second Story and will with part of the Second tier of beams completed by the 15th Novb. The first tier is now being placed thereon. We leave a Space open in the Centre ingress or main front door of the building for to place the Corner Stone which on closing up leaves the Edifice Walls Completed to the 2nd Story. I shall be happy to have your honor us with your presence on the occasion of that Ceremony of which you will have proper notice hereafter. My purpose of addressing you this morning was as above stated to afford you time to throw together a few thoughts upon the subject referred and I will add such of mine as time and Circumstances will Suggest and permit. My general health is tolerable good but am still suffering a little from an attack of paralysis two years ago. Please 9 to let me hear from you very Soon. Yours truly PS: I do not expect to trespass upon your time without some consideration, therefore please allow me the privilege to bear that in mind. Sept. 5th 1861 Professor E.L. Youman Saratoga Springs Dear Sir Your kind note of yesterday is before me, and hasten to reply in the midst of very pressing College engagements. The Committee on the Ceremonies of laying the Corner Stone of the V.F. College have been confering with the Professor Raymond of Brooklyn, Dr Adams and Dr Chapin of N.Y. City to take part in the addresses on that occasion, they had written them without my Knowledge. The Honbl. Edward Everett was invited & expected to deliver the address, but other pressing Engagements after a delay of some weeks of consideration now prevents him accepting the invitations. With reference to the preparatory remarks intimated in my last which I wanted you to supply, they must be confined chiefly to the main Subject. The Female her Education s her Sphere and availability for the greatest usefulness in life, and the best process to impart it [+ca]. I suppose the whole of the entire Ceremonies ought not to occupy over 3 hours, addresses therefore must be short but comprehensive {+c +ca]. With these hasty remarks, I part with you untill your proposed visit to PoKeepsie. Yours truly Sept. 11th 1861. Professor John A. Porter Rochester New Haven Dear Sir Circumstances have prevented an earlier reply to your kind favor of the 28th [Ullo] I fully appreciate the considerations presented touching a visit to Europe by Doctor Fisher our prospective Professor of Chemistry The advantages to the College would be real, substantial and 10 of great value aside from the Eclat therewith attending. Under this view I laid your communication before our Executive Committee which has charge of all questions connected with our finances. After a full discussion, they concluded that they are not at liberty at this point in our Enterprise to Employ any portion of the College funds for the purposes Suggested at the same time it Seemed to be the opinion of the members, that after the Professor has been actually appointed, Say next June; or at the latest, in the following February _ then the desired aid may be properly rendered. Permit me to ask would it not be better for Professor Jewett to defer his visit abroad untill the 1st of July next. If the College does not open before Setr. 1864, as is now contemplated he would then have two full years in Europe, could avail himself of the latest discoveries up to the time of Entering on the duties of his Chair; and could attend to the purchase or manufacturing of such apparatus as must be procured from the old world. Thanking you for your Kind interest in our institution, and trusting that Doctor Fishers wishes will be gratified in due time I am respectfully Octr 11th 1861 Professor E. L Youman Saratoga Springs Dear Sir I am just in receipt of your favor of the 4th current, but ill health has not permitted an earlier reply. I now would beg to remark that the paper you left with me last month for perusal have been received Since you read it over to me, at which time my mind was quite occupied with recent family afflictions and other exciting interests which rather disqualified me to judge of its merits at that time. Upon further examination I do not think it a Suitable document for the Laying of the Corner Stone of the College it is too elaborate and lacks pithiness & points for such a ceremony, it would more Suitable for the Opening of the Institution. By referring to my letter of the 31st August you will notice that I merely asked you to throw 11 together a few thoughts on an Outline on Female Education, which would perhaps be suggestive of interest in my opening address on that occasion adding by P.S that I would ward you some consideration therefore However without further preamble I desire to do what is right in the premises, and now ask whether you could reduce this charge within the Compass of the Circumstances which called for the Same Yours truly 23d Octr 1861 Rev. Rufus Babcock DD Patterson J.J. Dear Sir I have been considering over the Suggestions you were so obliging as to make in relation to the internal organization of the educational departments of Vassar Female College, the hints so happily expressed as a preparatory Measure ere the institution is fully completed, meets my entire approbation. The idea is a good one viz: as soon as possible prepare a few teachers ready for the dutys of instruction at as early a day after the building is enclosed as possible. In the matter of day pupils I am more and more convinced by reflection, that it will never answer. It is just as important that we have our Scholars under our own control as the Colonel of a Brigade when going into battle _ there furloughs & passes are never granted without absolut necessity. What I regard as an essential element of our Institution is the perfect Control of the pupils during the period of their instruction in the College, any thing Short of this is a yielding up of our immediate guardianship, while the responsibility remains, happen what may to these young thoughtless creatures in a moral point of view the College must incur the Odium As to the Economy of the two plans there cannot be a doubt, and it is this very feature in our bording System that will largely augment the profits, when our large public Hotels Secure a certain number of regular borders to furnish the table, further addition is dear gain. I would even go further and insist upon a Uniform Costume for all the young ladies to be furnished by the College and here again we make a Savings to the patrons. I will leave it to your own reflection how easily this can be accomplished by employing Suitable persons to 12 contract for the work. I received this morning a letter from Dr Hague apologizing for his inattention to my letters, absence & other Engagements prevented he expresses great interest in our enterprise Professor Jewett is still absent, he gives a glowing account of our College enterprise throughout the Country he has visited it is too long and too flattering for me to relate _ Suffice to say it meets with highest [enconuin] among the Literati With much regards I remain Yours truly_ Octr 31st 1861 Rev Rufus Babcock DD Patterson N.J. My dear friend I was duly favored with your kind note of Saturday 26th Current, and even hoping to discover that our views in the matter of college discipline were so much in unison. While the wisest of us are but relatively perfect in the most Simple things of human life, it is not Strange that new and untried experiments should tax our energies to the utmost and after all prove failures. In the management of our Scheme it might be well to diverge a little from the Common track even if nothing is gained but novelty. Speaking of tracks reminds me of a Capital arrangement adopted Some years Since on your N.J.R: Road where we can learn the extraordinary fact that since its organization 36 Millions of persons have ridden in their cars without the loss of life or limb while occupying their seats Such fidelity to duty on the part of the Employees has been owing to a liberal bonus paid every three months to such of them whose rout- no accident has happened but with a fine or dismission if any thing goes wrong for want of diligence. Let us make a note of this and emulate the carefulness of the very oldest R.R Co in the nation, and the only one who pays a bonus to fidelity, not that I would over Stimulate young brains for I do not believe with the majority of Parents that the more hours their children study at School the faster they learn no more than the larger quantity of food they eat the fatter they grow, or that every hour taken from sleep is one gained Such are not my views, nor would I contend because the dirtiest children in the Street, are the most hearty and healthy, 13 therefore cleanliness is a Superfluity, - but I do go for mental stimulus of some sort and for daily exposure to the pure air in joyous unrestrained activity in spite of rags & filthe. And it is with reference to these exercises that I chased the spacious grounds at Mill Cove, but waving further Suggestions on modes of discipline I would briefly in my closing remarks say, that my visit to Mill Cove yesterday enables me to inform you that our Workmen will all be discharged from College buildings on the 5th proximo, when the 2nd Story or Basement portion will be completed. The Artists Messrs Elliot and Wright have furnished their pictures and we are now engaged placing them temporaly up in the C. B. Church. Prof. Jewett is still absent in his professional tour at the East, his last letter under date the 26th Current was written from Boston, having visited all the Institutions of learning in that City, his next visit is Providence to Browns University, Mt. Holyoke Female Seminary and other Institutions. Yours very truly. November 13th 1861 Miss Sarah J. Hale Editor of the Godeys Book Philadelphia Dear Madame I am just in receipt of your esteemed favor of yesterdays date and it gives me great pleasure to notice the deep and continued interest you take in our Enterprise the V. F College, and more especially as its incipient beginning has fallen amidst our great national troubles which absorbs all the other minor interest, under these Considerations your kind Co=operation to aid my Scheme come, with peculiar Satisfaction all this time. On the 5th Current the Contractor completed the two first sections of the Edifice (Cellar & Basements) including the Second tier of Beams, which is one section or story more than we anticipated to do this Season, we hope to. finish the building by the Spring of 1864 or sooner Our President M. [P] Jewett returned home last Saturday from a Professional tour of a months absence among Eastern Colleges 14 & Schools with reference to the Modern improvements of Instructions [+ca +ca] during which time he visited Dartmouth, Harvard, Yale & Amherst Colleges Browns University, the most prominent Female Seminaries in New England including Mount Holyoke, the Boston Schools for Girls, the City Library & Athenaum of Boston, the Athenaum of Providence and the Astor Mercantile & N York Historical Society & Libraries of New York. The Libraries of Colleges and Literary Societies with Special reference to the Library of V:F: College. The Trustees are also availing themselves of the advantages of these War Times to purchase their Library, Works of Art Mineral Cabinets [+ca]. I send you per this days mail the PoKeepsie Telegraph in which you will find its Columns under the Signature of Cu:T:R: Critisism upon the respective artistic merits of two Life = size likeness on Canvass of your humble Servant, the first executed by Charles L. Elliote, the seconde by J.H. Wright both artist of celebrity of the City of New York, the former was ordered by our Bord of Trustees for the use of the College & Cash of $1200, the latter by myself some year or two ago and only finished a week or two Since. This last I propose for the Bord of Trustees of the Rochester University of which I am a member. I am obliged to Mr Godey for his kindness in sending me the Ladys Book had I received it should have acknowledged the favor, I heard from a friend that you had published an article on V.F: C:. I could not procure the Number here at our Book Stores, but sent to the N. York for One. Please to say to Mr Godey to send me his Book as a regular Subscriber, commencing with the October Number, and for which I herewith enclose $3 in Advance _ the Article enclosed to me in your letter I have caused to be placed in my scrap book with Sundry other articles pertaining to the V.F C: I remain [+ca] 15 March 15th 1862 Revd. Hiram Meade South Hadley Mass: Revd and dear Sir Being informed by President Jewett of the deep interest in our educational enterprise manifested by yourself and the Teachers of the Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, and of the kindness and courtesy with which he was treated on the occasion of his late visit to your institution, I take the liberty to express my grateful appreciation of your Christian Catholic Spirit by forwarding the accompanying volumns as a donation to the Library of your Seminary. With high admiration of the noble aims and distinguished Success of your institution I am dear Sir Very respectfully 1. Copy of Milmans Latin Christianity, half Calf antique dark $16 1 Copy of Macanlays Essays half Morocco gilt..12.00 marked Heiram Mead South Hadley. Mass Secretary of the Trustees of the Mt. Holyoke Female Seminary Decbr 2d 1861 James Renwick Jr. Dear Sir At a Meeting of the V.F. College Executive Bord this morning a resolution was offered and approved that I should address you per mail, Soliciting an answer to the following Enquiries which informations is necessary in order to afford Wm. Harloe the opportunity to make timely Calculation upon his work under his Contract with the Trustees First Is there any advantage to be derived in the goodness of the Structure by an earlier completion than is called for by the Contract, if so please to State the facts. Seconde. If the Walls of the Building are carried up to the third tier of beams next Summer, would any detriment be likely to occur if it Stood over uncovered untill the proceeding Spring Thirde. Do you think it prudent for the Committee to allow the Structure to be completedly enclosed the ensuing Summer 1862 Can it be done so with equal advantage to the building and its 16 Safety [+ca] ?, the Roof timbers & framing being an expensive and important item, would it not be adviseable to take the Summer Season 1863 to execute that part of the work than to hurry its execution through the fall & perhaps winter months 1862? Will you please to consider these questions, and write me by return mail with other Suggestions you may deem essential to Communicate Yours very truly Decbr 13th (19th) 1861 Honbl Erastus Corning Albany Dear Sir Your Personal favor of the 16th Current in reply to my inquirys of the 13th [insl;] is received and I thank you kindly for the valuable Suggestions therein contained, the importance of which advise will Strengthen my previous judgment and shall with more confidence urge our Bord to hold on to the N.Y: Central Stock to the last necessity of the Case. In any view of the Subject 1 I cannot see how the present agitations of the Country can seriously damage its income _ the surplus produce of the West must find market mainly through these Channels and England & France is becoming more & more dependant upon us for breadstuffs, I therefore do not fear any material falling off business from their great arteries of our inland Commerce I have not been from home for a year or two first partly on acct of health & partly from occupation about my College Scheme, but have often that a desire to see my old friends & hope I may have the pleasure of seeing you at PoKeepsie next Spring as soon. Yours truly 1 Debr 13th 1861 Honbl. Erastus Corning Dear Sir I hope the motive for the following enquiry will be a satisfactory apology for making them. Our V.F.College holds among other Aspects some [800] Shares of N.Y. Central Stock 17 The Trustees are not building the College Edifice and of course must convert a portion of these securities into ready money as they progress with the work. Some of their College Assets they wish to retain as a permanent income fund, and the Subject has been up before the Executive Bord on several occasions about selling N.Y. Central while myself, my Nephew & few others of the Bord have advocated the holding one to the entire amount of the Stock. Now my dear Sir, can you with perfect propriety afford me your confidential opinion. Such opinion I shall regard very highly. The information Sought is solely for my own personal use to go no further. Yours very truly, Janry 10th 1862 Honbl James Boorman New Yorke Dear Sir Allow me to tender you the Compliments of the Season may this new period of time find you in good health, and that your life may be prolonged to accomplish all your cherished purposes for further usefulness, and of which it has been so highly distinguished in the past. I was just now thinking over some of the incidents which first brought us together at your domicil in Washington Square to talk over the project of the Hudson RR Road now some 16 years ago. At that meeting there Some One half of that little assembly who have since departed this life. Oh! the fleetness of time, it Scarcely Seems possible for in its rapid flight save here and there have I at least left any monuments to mark its progress, - but to pass over these reminiscences permit me to enquire of you how goes matters with our H:R.R.Roade? what think you of the 3de Mortgage Bonds? The Trustees of our College to whom I assigned these which I first took of you they still hold, and I have recommended their exchanging off New York Bank Blocks at about the Same present market value for more of the Hudson River thirds, - am I right in so doing, do you still hold yours 3de? if so, I feel safe to recommend the Trustees to make the Exchange perhaps however I am troubling you with an enquiry which with propriety you might withold 18 an answer, but my apology is above Selfishness it is for the especial benefit of a public Institution, and shall not be made further use of them to fortify my own judgment in the matter. Do you often visit the City, if so, I should be pleased to see you, either at my Office or House whenever you can make it convenient. I address this Note to you in the City, presuming it will find you more readily at this Season of the year Yours very truly Janry 11th 1862 Jas Renwick Jr. Dear Sir I have had my mind much occupied of late upon the Subject of Heating and Ventilation of the College, and the more I have reflected upon the Subject, the more its importance grew in magnitude, not that both Subjects have not been closely Studied by you in your excellent plans, but whether you have fully considered the Effects of the air after being heated upon the vigor and health of its inmates. We all know that the Normal Condition of this Element undergoes a great change by heat, that its relative chemical Combination is altered and consequently its effects upon the human System more or less unpleasant if not unhealthy, for instance air heated much above its mean temperature (: 65 a 10 deg) and then permitted to cool down (and the same also in the Case of Water) have not an Equal invigorating quality as it had in its natural Condition _ it has parted with or displaced a portion of its vital Constituant properties and Every boor knows this who have been Subject to its influence in apartments that have been overheated and left to cool to an agreeable point of resperation. I am not speaking of air rendered impure by physical causes but the derangement of its properties by artificial causes, and if which we all admit, we feel such effects in breathing the open atmosphere (a particular times from inexplicable natural causes, and why should we aggravate it by allowing an occurrence so sad in our artificial provisions. There perhaps are more minds now engaged in studying the System of heating & Ventilation, than at any former period, and I am informed 19 that in the City of Philadelphia this Subject is in advance of other places, but whether they have arrived at the Ne plus ultra of the matter, I do not know. I think the success of our College depends much upon the reputation it can maintain for the health of its Pupils _ if thro bad ventilation Sickness Should occur it would be ascribed by the public at Once to the unhealthy locality of the College and not to the imperfect ventilation. Is it not therefore important that we Should at once determine upon the best and improved System before we advance further with the building what I could desire is to secure a most perfect circulation of pure air throughout the whole building and that its purification should not impair its vital and invigorating properties _ Can this be done? and how? thats the question, and I want you to give the Subject all the additional consideration that your time will permit, ere we finally and fully decide on our plans of heating & ventilating [+ca]. I have now before me Several plans for warming & ventilating public buildings, all of which and many more you have doubtless seen as they come especially within the scope of your profession. With the Compliments of this festival Season and thanks for your kindness of the Card to visit the Honbl W.H. Asperwalls Gallery I remain __ 30th Janry 1862 John G. White Esq Albany Dear Sir It is an old proverb that there is no use of crying over Spilt Milknor can nor can that which is lacking be numbered . I understand from my nephew M.Vassar Jr who has just returned from your City this morning that you were absent, but he had an interview with Some of the Directors of the late Bank of the Capitol and from all he could learn there would be but little left of the Assetts after paying the Bill holders and depositors, consequently our College fund of $8,000 in that Bank is all entirely lost, were this my own or were it a corporate property for private emoluments, nothing further could be said or done but quietly submit to the loss, but that a charitable institution for the poor and friendless and destitute Orphan 20 children should be thus So Summeraly deprived of so large a Sum is deeply to be deplored, and I would appeal to you and those of your associates in the late Bank wether there is not any means whereby that claim can be saved for the College, God knows the Institution has lost enough by the cursed Rebellion to discourage our Trustees, and had the buildings not be commenced would ceased to have been built for the present, I do hope you will lay this Subject before the gentlemen having charge of settling up the affairs of the Bank, I know Mr Reed, Schuyler and few others will do all they can to save this debt to our College, and I am now confident you will unite your influence in that direction as not one dime of the institution inures to individual benefit, but is entirely benevolent in its Ends and purposes. May I not hope that my old friend Mr. White will write me soon, and give me some encouragement in the matter of this enquiry. I remain February 5th 1862._ Honbl. Geo: T: Pierce Albany Dear Sir! I intended had my health permitted to have availed myself of an opportunity of coming up to your city to have conferred with you personally with reference to an amendment of the Vassar Female College Charter, so as to Secure it from taxation altho Some of its friends are of opinion that it is already exempt under the Revised Statments with references to Such Cases. I am perfectly aware that this is quite an unpropritious time to ask the Legislature for abatement of taxes, when the Country is exercising all its energies to adjust a Schedule of Reverses to meet expenses consequent upon this wicked rebellion, yet it would seem hardly just or proper to tax publish charitable institutions as is the case of the College as not a dollar of its income or its profits inure to private emolument but is strictly and exclusively a Charitable in all its operations, as every dollar of its income after paying expenses of its conductment goes to the gratutious Education of beneficiaries 21 [niorevver] the College fund ($408 000) have Suffered quite a reduction by the depreciation of its assets consequent upon the war of full 33% of its Capital, add to which fact that the Trustees had made the Contact for the building before the Rebellion broke out and consequently have been obliged to proceed with their work, and dispose of the funds at great reduction from par Value so that in every view of the Case it would Seem just & proper that the College should be exempt from all taxation of every kind & nature. M Swan has doubtless Stated all this matter fully to you and therefore will not enlarge further on the subject. respectfully February 14th 1862 Boston Saml. Gregory M D Sec: N. E. Female Med: College Dear Sir Refering to my brief note of the 9th I have now to acknowledge Copies of yours [8th] and 12th. annual Reports of the New England Female Med. College also Letter to [Cadres] in favor of Female Physician [+ca] all of which I have perused with satisfaction and it gives me pleasure to find that my views on the Subject of which they treat are So much in harmony with your published Sentiments. It is a little remarkable that in this enlightened Era how the human mind is haunted with old prejudices, and all efforts in a wide Step at progress denounced as fanatical. Job was about right when he told his poor comforters that no doubt wisdom would die with them. Is there any good reason why females Should not receive as high a standard of mental Culture in certain departments of Knowledge as males enjoy, nothing but prejudice and Custom as you justly observe hinder this _ Woman is capable of higher elevation in these Spheres than the notions of Society has hitherto tolerated, and these deprivations are resulting in her degredation especially in our large cities which have drawn within their vortex So many thousands of young intelligent females Seeking honorable Employments Is it not cruel therefore to impose a large share of intelligence upon any class, and then deny them the possibility of its practical benefits _ does it not aggravate their Condition If ignorance is bliss 22 it were folly to be wise, Knowledge must have its appropriate aliment to Subsist upon. Woman in the Sphere of Medical practice especially among her own Sex is a happy idea and ought not to be denied to her, and I fondly hope to live to see the day when she will occupy also a place in , the refined arts and professions suited to her capacities and moral delicacy as some of her Sex are enjoying in the literary world. It is not the purpose of the Trustees of the V: F: College to establish a medical Professorship but Some arrangements will be provided for Pupils who wishes to become practitioner in that department of Study. I congratulate you as one of the early pioneers in this line of human progress and hope your valuable life will be spared to see your object Secured and its beneficance universally acknowledged. With much respect Febry. 16th 1862_ Honbl. [S: a:] Porter Assembly Room Albany Dear Sir Yours of the 14th Current was duly received but at moment of pressing business engagement, which induced me to hand it over to Sectry C. Swan Esq for reply. I have Since understood that the has done so. In the matter of the Exemptive of our College from Taxation under the Revised Statutes, I presume it is emphatically so as you State, yet as the College holds a much larger quantity of Lands (: in a Single enclosure) than might be Supposed necessary for its legitimate uses, a question might arise hereafter with our assessors whether this Surplus might not be taxed, and it is to avoid such questions that we now seek a special exemption at the hands of the legislatures. Be assured dear Sir that not one dime of the V.F College gifts or donation, inures to the benefit of a person or Corporation whatever but is exclusively benevolent & beneficiary in its character Yours very truly 23 February 15th 1862 Professor Jewett Dear Sir Since our last interview I have been considering the matter of your visit to Europe and how far the College interest. could be promoted thereby, and how far our Bord of Trustees would be willing to bear a part of your Expenses. Without any further capacity to judge of the advantages to be derived by such a visit than I now possess, and especially in view of the Bord of Trustees willingness to extend its aid to Professor Fisher for a Similar object, is there not Some fear that both might be defeated. All Such incidental benefits as above referred, would be of little advantage unless the Corporation have funds Sufficient to erect their College buildings & complete its internal arrangements, - failing in these would result in much greater damage to the constitution than the failure of any one intuitimal department, and had I not already suffered So much in my own pecuniary affairs, and my health was sufficiently good to give to it the most perfect Supervision, I would not only advise the trip but would be willing to defray all extra expenses. My maxim in all human policys is viz: whatever you do, do well _ if it is to cut off a limb, do it quickly & thoroughly lasting no more time & no less of it than is necessary for the health and good of the patient, So with our College, if once completed and handsomely furnished, Our grounds tastely & nicely laid out, we can then move forward, slowly perhaps, but nevertheless more safely_ as is the laws of the natural world, rapidity of growth always presension rapidity of decay_ however laying aside these methaphysically illustrations_ I am perfectly willing to afford you the opportunity to make the visit and for keeping up your Salary during your absence and I cannot but think that it would redound greatly to your advantage if you would thus Signify to the Bord your willing- ness to avail yourself of so noble expression of your generosity by bearing your own expenses _ if they would continue your Salary Yours truly 24 March 5th 1862 Honbl John Thompson PoKeepsie Dear Sir Through a Kind intimation from you at the late meeting of our Trustees, I understood that some of your generous and public Spirited friends have the Control of a valuable Collection of Minerals, which they may think proper to dedicate to the Service of the Community. Permit me to Suggest, there is no way in which the present proprietors can confer Such distinguished honor on the memory of the deceased Collector and owner of the Collection: no way by which they can give Such Substantial benefits to the public at large, not only for the present time, but for all future generations, as to the present the Collection to the Vassar Female College an institution which it is reasonable to expect, will attract Students and patrons and visitors from all parts of our whole united and extended Country and even foreign lands. The Surviving friends can build no prouder monument to Science and intelligence of their departed relatives, Can give no higher proof of their own enlightened and liberal views. If the donation Shall be made to Vassar College, I pledge myself as follows: 1st It shall have a conspicous place by itself in the mineralogical Department 2. The name of the Collector am late Proprietors with that of the benevolent Donor of the College, Shall be displayed in letters of gold over the Collective. Feeling assured that you will appreciate the importance of the Suggestions, and that you will be most happy to use your influence in carrying them into effect I am truly Yours [+ca] 25 March 7th 1862 Jas Renwick Jr. New York My dear Sir, Your favor of the 4th Just: is at hand and notice your Several remarks, Comments [+ca+] especially with regard to the policy of the roofing the College Building the ensuing Season and I have only to repeat what I have before expressed this it is my advise So to shape all our arrangements to accomplish that end if possible well knowing it will inure not only to the best good of the Edifice but to the pecuniairy interest of the College funds, - when a vessel is half across the ocean with a fair wind, altho in a leaky condition, it is better to stear for her the first port than to Stand Still or return back for repairs. I am therefore for going onwards with all that energy as prudence will admit. So as to open the institution at an early day as possible & thus change Outlays for income. You will have doubtless Seen Prof Jewett this week ere you left to day for Washington. You had better come up next monday, when we can talk over matters with our joint Committees. Yours [+ca] March 13th 1862 Js. Renwick Jr. Esqr New York Dear Sir We had a meeting of the College Executive Bord this morning, the main topic before them was the Suggestion and request of Mr. Harloe that he might be permitted to push forward the College building faster than the Contract called for so as to complete the roofing the present Season, this being a matter involving not only a question of policy in the goodness and permency of the work, but of its practibility to insure Such results within the time mentioned. We have adjoined the Subject over untill next Monday morning 10 oclock Am at which time please to meet with our borde. Yours very truly 26 March 15th 1862 To the Messr Vassar Families that my be living in East Tuddingham or other parts of the County of Norfolk England. Dear Relatives The bearer Professor Milo: P Jewett, [President] of the Vassar Female College, now in process of Construction visits Europe on a professional turn in behalf of the Coporators of the above named Institution and especially England and Scotland and is desirous to see the native town and borough where the founder (: the undersigned) was born, and if the Old Homestead is Still Standing, to make or cause to be made Some pencil Sketches of the premises for the purposes of Photographing it to be placed among the archives of the College. Any Services or facilities you can conveniently render to President Jewett will be regarded as a particular favor by your relative am Most of humble serv[ice] March 14th 1862 Geo. N Childs 628 & 630 Chestnut Street Philadelphia Dear Sir I am this morning in receipt of your note of the 8th Current addressed to my nephew John G. Vassar whom has requested me to reply, and it affords me such pleasure to do so especially as you Speak in Such warm terms of our Institution the Vassar Female College under Such like encouragements our hands & hearts are greatly Strengthened to push to Completion at an early day our long cherished enterprise, I shall avail myself of an early moment to forward to the addresses of the honbl. Gentlemen you have been so kind to bring to my notice a Pamphlet of the Proceedings of the [Truste &,] With respect PS Since writing the above I have concluded to send by this mail to your address 10 Copies of the proceedings of the Trustees at their first meeting in February 1861 for the gentlemen referred to 27 March 25th 1862 A.J.Drexel Esqr Banker Philadelphia Dear Sir At the Suggestion of George W. Childs Esq. I take the liberty to forward you a pamphlet containing the proceedings of the First Meeting of the Trustees of Vassar Female College I trust you will find these proceedings not devoid of interest to an intelligent and generous mind, fully appreciating the importance of educating the mothers of coming generations. You will perceive I have not followed the example of your townsman, Stephen Girard; I prefer to be my own executor and See my money faithfully and judiciously expended under own eye. If God please to Spare my life, I hope to witness great & blessed results, flowing from these investments. Permit me to express the desire, that other in your great Metropolis possessing liberal means may have hearts of large benevolence. With much respect March 25th 1862 T.J.Dreer Goldsmith Hall, Philadelphia Dear Sir (A Similar letter as the above to A.J Drexel:) March 26th 1862 Honbl. James Boorman Washington Square New York My very dear friend I am this morning in receipt of your Kind favor of the 22nd Current and do not Know which to admire most, the Steady unfaltering hand which wielded the pen or the vigorous mind that directed it. At all events these is evidence of one fact that age nor infirmities have made but Slight impressions upon either. Waving further preliminarys of introduction, allow me to say, that I price your Suggestions in the matter of Stock Investments very highly and shall not be in haste to part with mine or the College H.R.R. Bonds 28 Seeing you Still hold no less on your account than 45000 dollars in the latter, - true as you justly remark All Confidence is greatly Shaken in All Human Securities by the destitution of moral principles in those we have confided, but then the absence of any virtue proves that is does exist Somewhere, let us hope therefore for the best. It was a Singular coincidence that your old friend Peter Cooper Esq Should happen just the time to be talking over the reminiscences of past years and that on the very evening previous, and more especially should have occasion to allude to the trifling incident of Selling me a Woolen Shearing Machine as my thoughts had just then been rambulating over that period of my life. The fact was, that it was my brother in Law Geo Booth an English manufacturer residing in PoKeepsie whom negotiated for the Machine, but as I was interested in the Establishment I paid Mr. Cooper for it. Booth was the first man that up a Woolen Carding Machine in the State of New York. [Slater] of Providence R I. was the first to put up one in America. I think this was about the year (I may be mistaken in the precise date) of the great Eclipse of the Sun 1806). So far at least you were right that I was devoted to clothing Outward Man but my chief business for most part of my life was with John Barley Corn by Joe John and now in my latter days am striving to enlarge the facilities of the Moral and intellectual Man and only regret I did not begin my work sooner. I trust however that the Cistern will not break nor the fountain be dry untill I have accomplished my plans & purposes on earth. It is as you justly remark a melancholy reflection to look over our distressed Country, what a Sad commentary upon human wisdom, what unimaginable depths of misery have a few months of this Rebellion entailed upon this once happy land my heart feels sad in its contemplation and where it not for the truth that the Lord God omnipotent reigneth Should soon be discouraged. You have been pleased to allude Cojointly to Mr. Cooper and yourself and associated my name with you in trying to do something 29 for the good of posterity. M. Girard left a fund of $2,000,000 of which portion (perhaps Say 2 to 300,000 he would have deemed Sufficient) was to be used for the erection of a plain Substantial building void of ornament the interest of the ballance was to support the Institution. All but 8,000 dollars of the principal (: i e: $ 1,992,000) was spent in the erection of a Splendid palace and out buildings (and this item of Expense has Since been increased) fortunately for his design he bequeathed all of his Estate that might be needed for its Execution. In the Peabody Institution of Baltimore vast Sums have been expended in buildings which could (I think) been better used. What a Contrast this with Coopers benevolence (see Sectry. Henrys Report of the Smithsonian institution just published. The Smithsonian Institution, at the City of Washington which was established for the benefit of mankind, is not a national Institution as many Suppose, but the Government is merely a Trustee to carry out the design of the Testator. The amount of that Bequest was (I think) Some half a Million of dollars. It holds perhaps from 1/3 to of its funds in Southern State Stocks, how much of it will be realised time can only determine. John Lowell Jr of Boston profiting by the Errors of others, directed that not a dollar Should be invested in Bricks and Mortar of his bequest, consequently the Capital remains to afford a large income, and rooms are hired for Lectures, - but I will not tax your patience any longer. Should you be visiting Po[:!] I should be happy to have you call and See me, as much so as a Sovereign known as Sovereign Your most obe[dient] March 26th 1862 Dr. S: Austin Allibone care of Geo W Childs 628 & 630 Chestnut Street Philadelphia My very dear Sir I were put duly in receipt of your kind letter of the 21st [inst:] with enclosures, and if there is any one thing more than others to encourage my hands and heart in the enterprise that I have so long cherished and have now begun to execute the Vassar Female College it is just Such generous heartfelt responses of approval from gentlemen 30 holding Such position in life as yourself. I cannot express to you how happy it makes me to receive Such high testimonials of my poor efforts in behalf of humanity, and I beg your fellowship at the throne of Grace that all things will work together for its full and final completion. It is a Sad Commentary upon the Wisdom of man to witness Such wasteful prodigalities of Estates like Gerards & others so ruinously misapplied & lost, and if there is any one fact that will impress our wealthy citizens to become their own Executors it will be Such examples as you have cited. Referring to your enclosed article Robert Chambers in America I have carefully perused the paper. William Chambers I have had the honor of a Short acquaintance as well as of Some Correspondence (: 1838) before I commenced my College, but it so happened to be afforded me but little encouragement, and he took the pains after his return to Scotland to have his reasons put in type, like your Cut me off and pass me round and among other prospectus enclosed of Scottish institutions for the Education of young ladies, one in Moray Place Edingburgh he says was a sample pupils numbering about 120 but it did not succeed well, and then asks would it not be well for me to consider whether any gigantic Collegiate Establishment would not be liable to fall into the common Error! but I will quote the whole of the Second paragraph of this letter. The plan of boarding educating your persons of either Sex in large benificiary establishments has latterly attracted much Serious consideration in Edingburgh, which possesses a number of institutions of this nature. The more closely the working of these institutions has been examined, the less reason is there to be satisfied with the principle of Seclusion inherent in their arrangements and it is now a pretty general belief that it would be a blessing to the Country if they were all abolished, and their funds appropriated to general purposes of education. Such being the case the proposal to establish, somewhere in the United States, an establishment for the board and education of as many as 5 or 600 girls, fills one with astonishment and consternation. 31 Let me endeavor to point out briefly the defects to which all Such establishments must necessarily be Subject He then proceeds to give his reasons, but being too lengthy to transcribe in this letter must omit them. You have been pleased to allude to your making a Visit to Poughkeepsie which I Sincerely hope you will, I Should be happy to have you call upon me my health is somewhat feeble but hope to improve as the warm Season advance I remain [+ca} PS. I return you the Slip Cut from the American Gazette of 22d Septr 1860 as per request. I Should however liked to retain it as it is a better account of the Chambers, than I have seen published. March 29th 1862 Honbl. J.R. Ingersoll I.I.D Philadelphia Dear Sir Alltho your note of the 25th inst: acknowledging the receipt of the pamphlet of the proceedings of the Trustees of the V: F: College did not necessarily imply my troubling your further, yet I could not let the opportunity pass without tendering you my profound thanks for the Kind and honorable manner you have been pleased to Speak of my humble enterprise, i:e: The erection [+ca] of an Institution for a more liberal education of females. I assure you dear Sir that Such testimonials from my fellow citizens greatly encouraging me especially as some of my correspondents in this & foreign lands had expressed doubts of its Successful results based chiefly upon the arguments of its unexampled magnitude, but in most of these instances cited as failures was where the Testator trust had been abused, therefore was not applicable to my own case. Your own Gerard noble Orphan College Institution was Saved with Millions endowment, Simply because the Ballance of his Estate (after its Completion) by his will Should inure to its benefit. I presume however even in this case a large amount of the Outlay would have been saved, had he undertaken it while living I Shall be happy to receive from the Trustee of the late 32 esteemable lady Mrs. Burd a pamphlet of Similar exposition of his charge, at your convenience I am dear Sir with much respect March 31st 1862 Js. Renwick Jr. New York Dear Sir At a Meeting of the Executive Bord of the V: F: College this morning it was Suggested that you inform me at an early day, what materials and Size you would propose for the Tablet over the Front Centre Entrance, whether in Marble or granite, whether the Letters be raised or Sunk, thus: Erected AD 1864 Matthew Vassar Founder The inside Tables on the Front Hall main Centre Entrance to be of pure white marble on one Side the names of the Trustees, on the other Side Architect and Builder with the round Cost of $200,000 Over the Centre Front Entrance would be placed a Tablet of Granite Stone, which Sunken letters & Guilded Vassar Female College. if you have any other Suggestions to make, please to State in your reply. Yours truly P.S The Sketch of the College Office is received, but not actione taken upon it to day. April 2nd 1862 Professor W: Coppee 1826 Pine Street Philadelphia My dear Sir Your favor of the 31st [Ullo] was received this morning, and alltho not especially requiring an answer I would not let the opportunity pass without returning my profound acknowledgment for the kind manner you have been pleased to Speak of my poor efforts in the inaugration of a College for the Education of females, so long as my enterprise is so liberally endorsed in this department by enlightened minds I have no fear of a failure. With much respect 33 April 5th 1862 F: J: Greer Esq Philadelphia 1520 Spruce Street Dear Sir I am this morning in receipt of your kind favour of yesterday, and alltho its contents does not necessarily imply an answer I cannot let the opportunity pass without expressing my hearty thanks for the generous testimony of praise awarded me in the matter of the Vassar Female College Enterprise. It is just Such testimonials as these coming from Such high Sources that have inspired my faith & hopes in its Successful issue. Refering to your remarks of the ruinous results in late S. Gerards College Enterprise, and what might have been Saved had he lived, with Several other instances on record of Similar nature, went far to induce me to be my own Executor. I am very happy to notice that your late partner Mr. George Hayes deceased provided So liberally in his will for Suffering humanity viz: A Home for the indigent & worthy American Mechanics I pray God that many other may be induced by such Examples to benefit posterity. Our President Professor Milo J. Jewett [ I.I.] D leaves N. York this day for Packet Steamer Edingburgh for Liverpool on a professional tour in behalf of the College and K.A. Fisher Professor of Chemistry will also leave soon on like business in his department with the College. They will probably be absent for 12 Months. Yours very truly April 7th 1862 James Renwick Jr. Dear Sir Yours of the 5th inst: Came to hand just after the adjournment of our Executive Committee to day at 12 oclock, waving therefore the benefit of any opinion they could afford me in the matter of the Tablets, I would say, that as to the materials, I would Suggest that of Cast Iron for the following reasons: 1st Cheapness, 2d of equal durability to that of Stone of any Kind especially if the letters are raised. Granite undoubtedly would be more appropriate, but would cost 5 times the price of Iron and I would 34 not dare to trust the wear of time to brown Stone then the great length raised lettering [+ca] would render them liable to be chipped or otherwise injured in getting them to their places, perhaps there is nothing very serious in this objection. The Iron Tablets can be cast thin with 2 or 3 courses of raised flanges to strengthen them. The lettering then could be raised in Casting and either painted or guilded on the face as may be deemed best. I am pleased with your arrangements of the Tablets upon the Central pavillon. Let me hear your opinion of my Suggestions. Yours truly April 9th 1862 Jas. Renwick Jr. Dear Sir After writing you yesterday I called again: on our Stone & marble Monumental Cutter [Nusp] Haxby & Miller and read them your letter on the Subject of the Tablets and after careful investigation and examination of the work required, and where to be placed on the building, they propose to do the whole with Italian Marble for the Sum of $200 or $400 in Common Granite or of Quincy granite at $600 making a difference between the first & last materials $400. They give it as their opinion that a dark shaded Italian Marble would harmonize nearer the Colour for the College trimmings than Granite, be equally as durable and cost much less. They Suggest that the letters be raised and the face of the Tablets be Sunk [Ereolv18]. With a view of a basis for a Contract with them Suppose you enquire of Some of your marble workers in the City, and we Shall then be prepared to give an answer to H & M. They have leasure now to work at it by and by they will be more busy. Let me hear from you soon - Yours very truly April 11th 1862 Js. Renwick Jr. Dear Sir I am this morning in receipt of your favor of yesterday, and notice your Suggestions concerning the Kind of materials to be used for the Tablets in Zuick, this is a 35 new idea, and it strikes me favorably. By refering to my note of last Evening you will find the different Estimates for Granite, Italian Marble [+ca] but Iam not Sure but Zinc would be preferable to any other materials. It is always safe to follow the footprints of experience. You say Zinc is entirely used in France & Belgium for exterior metallic decorations! why not then Should we not adopt it? however let us ascertain the difference of Cost between the different materials & then we can decide with better power of judgment [+ca] Harloe has uncovered the College walls, and commenced laying brick. My time in the Office have been more than usually employed Since our Professor Jewett sailed for Europe. I do hope that the cold windy season is now past and that we will have an early Spring as Mr. Harloe will require a long favorable building Season to roof the college ere the Snow & frost of next fall Sets in. I send to your address per Mail this P.M. a Copy of the Am. Journal of Education., in the pages 52, 53, 54, 554 and 56 you will find a brief Synopsis of my early life [+ca], our Frontpiece an engraved likeness of your humble Servant by H. Wright Smith Boston. I regret to see So poor a print of our College Edifice. The printer and not the Wood Cut was in fault. Please to let the Professor, your honored father, see this number. Other matters have crawled and of mind (for the present at least) the Office preoject; will take it up Soon again. As we began our College building at the beginning of the American Rebellion, it would be quite Significant incident if it Should be finished at its close Historical Emblems of Peace and War AD 1862. Yours very truly PS. You had better come up on Monday April 12th 1862 Alvin Clark, Cambridge Mass: Dear Sir, I have lately seen in a public Journal an acct of your Mammoth Telescope and that in consequence of the war the parties for whom it was made has annulled the Contract and that is was now for sale. In the absence of the President of the Vassar Female College Prof. Jewett who sailed for Europe last 36 week, I have called the attention of our Ex: Committee to the subject, and am requested in their behalf to write you to know upon what terms it could be purchased for the College. Please Send a full description and the lowest price for Cash, placed on a observatory. Yours respectfully April 17th 1862 Alvin Clark & Sons Cambridgeport Mass: Gentlemen Your favor of the 17th Current Came duly to hand and on the same day layd it before our College Ex Committee and whom have instructed me to say, that they were greatly obliged for your prompt and candid reply in the matter of the Telescope and in view of other parties negotiations being in progress for the purchase, they decline further interference, besides our President being now in Europe any may be under Contract with other parties, they have deemed it advisable to waive any purchase untill they hear from him Yours respectfully April 24th 1862 Honbl. Pra Harris Dear Sir My delay to acknowledge your Kindness in Sending me the public documents is not the less appreciated by that circumstance. The Smithsonian Report of 1860 and the Colorado Exploring Expedition [+ca] came to hand by due course of mail, and yesterday I received a Second Smithsonian Number of 1860 which was also under your Signature upon the rapper. These publications will be very useful additions to our V.F C: Library. We are availing ourselves of these peculiar times to buy Scarce and valuable works, and for that object have set apart a fund and placed it in the hands of Special Book Agents in New York and Boston. Our President MP. Jewett was also provided with Some Moneys 37 to purchase rare works in Europe if offered at very low prices. We are progressing finely with the College building, Shall have it roofed in the present building Season say by the 1st Decb and nothwithstanding the deplorable Rebellion So depressing to all Stock Securitys we hope to escape without any very Serious loss and to finish the Edifice within the time contracted for vz: 1 June 1864. We are daily receiving letters from distinguished individuals Commendating our enterprise, and within a few days, the following among others Professor Wm. H. Allen LLD President of Gerard College Professor Coppie University of Pensylvania Honbl Alex: Henry; Mayor of Philadelphia Jos: J. Barclay Esqr Athenaum A.J. Drexel Banker S.J. Dreer ditto Professor Ingersolle LLD Geo W. Childs Publisher [+c +c +c] I allude to these facts to show in what Estimation our Female College is regarded by the public. I shall be pleased to hear from you whenever you can Spare a moment from your pressing public engagements. Yours very truly May 7th 1862 Alvin Clark & Sons Cambridgeport Mass: Gentlemen I am this morning in receipt of your note of the 5th Current, and notice you have mounted a Telescope of 8 inches for your own use & inviting parties intrusted with the business of procuring instruments to call and examine them. Referring to my last letter of the 17 April I beg to inform you that upon the return of our President Professor M P. Jewett from Europe we will avail ourselves of the opportunity of doing so which will be some time next Fall, unless he should in the intermediate time purchase one during his absence, which I think is quite improbabel as he had no Special instructions from the Vassar Female College Bord for that object other than to make examinations [+ca]. In the intermediate time however we may 38 have advices from him on that Subject when we hope to be prepared with your offer before us to give him more definite instructions [+ca]. respectfully May 16 1862 Revd Howard Malcolm DD [Leverington] PA My very dear friend This is truly an age of Wonders and you have contributed to the Stock. I had almost given up ever hearing from you direct, indirectly I have Several times Since we last met some year or thereabout ago, when you officiated So conspicuously with me in the Breaking of Ground for our College, were you present with me now, you would scarcely realize the amount of materials piled up upon that spot. We are about ready for the 3rd tier of beams, but I decline saying more on this point for I want you to come & see for yourself; if you would, the Society for gathering musty Old books [+ca] would be put into the Shades. By the bye, I have quite a lot of Old books, Magazins, pamphlets which I will contribute to your Wonderful Historical Society which I can better spare than money, for this terrible Rebellion have Swept away a large amount of any income, however I will place my name among your collections in some way soon I Send you by this day mail the March Number of the American Journal of Education, where you will find a Steel plate engraving Likeness of your humble Servant, with a brief Outline of his early history with a short Statement made by me on the occaision of the endowment by the V.F. College in February 1861. Our friends Mssr Jewett & Brackett have safely landing the other Side of the Water and are receiving letters from them frequently Yours in haste 39 May 18th David Davidson Esq Dear Sir Yours of the 15th inst: with Statement of purchase of books of Vassar F. College to say 262.69 is received and herewith remit = you my check on F & M Bank payable at the [Phoennix ] Bank to your order for that Sum. The two Cases books p Barge Independence are also at hand, but as we are preparing a room for the Shelving them until the College Library arrangements are ready, we Shall not open the boxes for Some days to come Yours with respect May 25th 1862 Mrs. Agnes Kemp Dear Madame Yours of the 21st inst is received and agreable to your request herewith send you one of our College Pamphlets which is the only Circular issued by the Corporation up to the present time. It would be quite a laborious task to draw you a plan or Model of the building but the perspective will give you Some idea of it. The Edifice will cost when finished some $200,000 exclusive of the grounds & furnitures, of course you will at once see that the plan will be no way adapted for your proposed School House Yours [+ca] May 21st 1862 Js. Renwick Jr. Dear Sir Yours of yesterday is just received and will lay the Subject of your Enquiries before an Exe Board to morrow if we can possibly get a quorum. My own opinion is however against your application. You are aware that my own health is feeble, our President absent in Europe and our Superintendant Mr DuBois will be much occupied this Summer with the farming department of the College & that of his own. Suppose a bare possibility of 40 the illness of Mr. Harloe whom have we to depend upon but Mr. Sands in case of your absence. I do not think our Committee would consent to your application, nevertheless will submit the same & report. Your very truly June 11th 1862 James Renwick Jr. Esqr Dear Sir I was out to the College yesterday but did not see either Harloe or DuBois but I did see somethings which I thought was not exactly up to the Spirit if not the letter of our Contract. viz: I do not think that Donnelly: is sufficiently particular with his bricklayers, they do not fill up the intertices of the brick work with mortar to insure a Strong Wall. Secondly. I find that the Window frames are being put in without being painted. Thirdly They continue occasionally quarter front coarse brick notwithstanding your Caution to Donnely. Now I know you are not disposed to have any work or materials in the building falling short of the Contract, nor do I believe it is Mr Harloes wishe, but it is rather the results of carelessness on the part of the workmen, and I mention these facts not in the Spirit of [Captioness] or fault finding but with a desire to avoid any formal cause of complaint which Such defects might ultimately result in viz: Still larger innovations of our agreement, but the main object of this note is to request that you would bring up the Plan of the Gate House when you next time visit Po- I think we ought to build the Lodge this Summer especially if Harloe can do it It is a little remarkable how the Litterary worlds attention is drawn to our Enterprise these tumultous war times, but Such is the fact, I am almost daily in receipt of Communi= cations from all parts of the Northern States making enquiries about our Institution when it will opened for the reception of Publics [+ca +ca +ca]. Thus you see we are quite a Star in these calamitous times. A gentleman of Some notoriety 41 called upon me yesterday from Washington DC making enquiries & is going out to day to see the Grounds & buildings. Yours truly June 21st 1862 David Davidson Dear Sir [Amereed] please to find Extract of a Letter from Prof. Jewett London to W.F Pool of Boston on the Subject of purchases of books on the V F College a/c Will Mr D. please to take Such actions upon it as directed and oblige Your [oba] Servt June 25th 1862 My dear Mrs. Stowe I am just in receipt of your Kind favor of the 21st with Card Photograph, I have read your communication with deep and sympathetic interest, I would be most happy to do all in my power to aid you in your plans & purposes in the matter of your young daughter, and Shall register your name on our College books, and upon it early opening you may depend upon her having a place among the benificiary of the Institution. You my dear friend must excuse the briefety of this note, my heart prompt me to write more fully, but I am much exhausted from Yesterdays proceedings, it being the Annual Meeting of the Bord of Trustees of the College where Some 20 of the number assembled yesterday to hear the reports of the Several Committee [talked] to the election of Officers for the ensuing year. The day was extremely unpleasant being raining & that without interruption, nevertheless we finished up our Executive business in good time, Dined & then took an Excursion to the College grounds. At a more Convenient opportunity I may review your letter and reply more fully. Yours in haste 42 11 July 1862 Messrs Hatch & Partridge Gentlemen [foot] of West 22 Street N.Y. Yours of the 3 inst. Came duly to mind, have waited a few days to see our builder M. Harloe on the subject of your letter and who informs me to day that he had given his Order for the flooring plan of the College to his agents Dudley & Thompson Lumber Merchants of this City, nevertheless in the absence of any Contract by them up to the present time he will receive your proposals to furnish the entire Hall flooring planks of the Edifice of the best quality of dry Ash and not over 3 inches wide 1 inch in thickness, and wishes your answer immediately Respectfully. July 11th N. Plumb Hamilton Colorado Teretory Dear Sir Your favor of the 24th [Ultimum] is just received, and in reply would observe that in reference to your Cabinet of Minerals we are not prepared in consequence of the absence of our President on a Professional tour in Europe to give you a definite answer at this time. We have bought a large Collection in Rochester, but nevertheless may wish to make it more complete, and if you do not dispose of yours before our President return next Spring will write you again on a Subject in the mean time (if it suits your convenience) you may send us a Catalogue of your Specimens. Respectfully July 30th 1862 [Rec.] Charles Raymond My dear friend I thank you very kindly for your valued favor of the 15th Current. Your Suggestions concerning the plan of organization of officials in the V. F College are deserving much attention and the more I have reflected and studied them the more they have commended themselves to my judgment and approbation [+ca] I now Specially allude to the Office of Vice President, but hope 43 that the discussion of this question or any other between you and me on the Subject of the organization of the College or its discipline, may be examined and freely discussed independent of any Sinister motives, and candor impels me to say and acknowledge that thus far you have evinced the utmost impartiality and unselfishness. It is now however a proper time for me to express my private thoughts, therefore I assume the authority to express them that I know of no man whom in my judgment could fill the place of the V: P better than yourself nor one in whom I could most cheerfully concur in that appointment and after writing out my views Somewhat in detail on this Subject to our President Proff. Jewett in my last letter I thus Signified my opinion and my wishes. However this matter must now remain open for further reflection and action untill Prof. Jewett returns when we shall take it up again and within the present year may be able to make you a proposition that will meet your entire approbation my reasons I shall assign for advocating your appointment to that department in the College That the Suggestion of such an office first came from you, Secondly that your large experience in Female Education entitles your opinion and judgment to more than ordinary consideration. There is a philosophy common to us business men, never to loose a good paying Customer, we often Classify on our Ledger our patrons, to the poor paying ones we are always short of the article, to the good paying ones never. Now apply this rule to our College working plans of Teachers there are those who are not only qualified to teach but can exert an influence in the Institution more than equivalent to the compensation they may receive, for I hold it to be a demonstrative fact that if our College rise to meet the public largest claims and expectations it will be through its more and religious aspect rather than its intellectual, for as you justly remark, we have had experience enough in the latter Good general theories of education are good as far as they go, but we want more practical life invigorating Knowledge specimens of which may here and there be seen altho not a graft or scion from a College or a University Stock. I need not however [entered] my remarks on this Subject your experience of 18 years to the Profession of teaching Young ideas how to shoot will amply qualify you to judge collectively about Such matters, and I am happy to think that my friend W Raymond 44 have not only a Supply of the Comodity (of good Tuition) but know how to impart it. Now, I am ready for a Barter of your [Names] they will allways be needed and you have an abundant Supply, and the College has the means for exchange of Comodities with you, besides they have Scites on which to erect comfortable residences for their Professors this last suggestion I am also indebted to you for, by the adoption of which much room would be saved in the College buildings for Subordinate Instructors, Pupils [+ca] besides Surrounding the College and Grounds with a Cordon of defences both of ingress and egress against intruders on the premises, but I have already extended their remarks beyond my original object, which was Simply to acknowledge your favor, leaving all comments for a private interview. We shall be happy to see you when convenient with your friends. With my best regards to Mrs R. and the new Stranger. I remain dear Sir Yours truly 30th July 1862 Js Renwick Jr. Esq Dear Sir I have received this afternoon a Letter Circular from Smith Spelman NY on the Subject of something New and economical in State Roofing, which perhaps would be well to examine. As our Roofing is now going forward, there is no time to be lost in your seeing him or his partner viz: Smith Spelman 168 Front Street Charles Wanzer 143 Avenue C S.S. Parson 211 West 13th Street Yours in haste August 7th 1862 M Luther Robinson Dear Sir Yours of the 29th Ulto with enclosures came duly to hand and avail myself of the earliest opportunity to reply which have been delayed in the want of a quorum in our Executive Bord for a few weeks past. In the matter of your Ventilators it seems that our Committee with Mr. Renwick could not agree upon their adoption at the present time whatever conclusions they may come to when 45 the roofing is completed which latter is now the pressing object with our Bord, when that is accomplished we shall have more leasure to deliberate upon their adopting. We have just commenced the roofing Yours respectfully August 20th 1862 Mr J. W. Osborn Dear Sir Yours of the 15th Current came duly to hand and thank you very kindly for your Suggestions in the matter of Slate roofing, your large experience entitles your opinion to our Serious considerations and as far as possible Shall avail ourselves of them personally I could have wished that Mr. Harloe could have found it to his interest to have accorded you the Job, altho I believe the present parties intends to give us a most perfect piece of work and it is Mr Harloes design & purpose to have it executed in the best possible manner without reference to Cost. I felt it my duty to show your letter to Mr. Harloe who at once conceded that it was an important consideration in so large a roof as the V.F College to Settle the fact of the relative durability of each kind of nailing. Here are some advantages in each. The Copper & composition unquestionably are least subject to corrosion, but their brittleness. in putting on, compared with the galvanized Iron names would seem to be an equal Set off against the latters liability to rust. The galvanized Iron nails are stronger, and will hold to the wood better than either the former, this I know from my own experience having for many years [experimented] on these nails in our Brewery [Vessels] for over 30 years past. If the Iron Nails are well galvanized I should prefer them at the same price. I presume you nor any Slater in America is prepared to decide the merits of the question of their respective durability on a fair & equal trial of exposure for 30 40 or 50 years past Yours [+ca] 46 August 30th 1862 (sent As Spt 1862) Rev Rufus Babcock DD My very dear Friend I received your Kind note dated at Rustic Point R. I yesterday PM. and notice your pleasant instructions with your family for the past two weeks upon the Seabord, many of our Citizens of Po have been enjoying these Summer repasts, it is reported that all the Watering places [+ca] have been full to overflowing. A few days Since Mr Swan Amanda & Self took a run up to the Columbia Springs, on our arrival found all full to overflowing we then started for the Cattskill Mountains house by private conveyance and to our great surprise found some 150 guests waiting for their turn of accommodations, Some had been patiently or rather impatiently waiting some 2 or 3 days for apartments, we had our own private conveyance and therefore could return at our pleasure, others were dependant on public conveyances, and must wait their turn availing ourselves of our own wise provisions made our way back to Hudson, and thence home by Railway, only absent some 4 days. The above will be the Key to the versions of a good friends report of our visit to the Saratoga Springs I have noticed your purpose visiting Maria Mitchell the great Astronomer with reference to her engagement in the professional Capacity in the V. F College, and will report results after your return to Patterson. Also notice your intentions of visiting the University at Cambridge remarks on the Miss Plummers professorship [+ca] all of which information may be a negative if not a positive benefit to us, for there is as much benefit derived in Seeing defects as perfection in any System: It is our purpose to start from the latter point then advancement is improvement. There are copyist and there are originals in Literature and in Mechanics. As our College buildings looms upwards to the Sky, its architectural beauties attracts attention. The peculiarity of the materials and Style of arrangements gives Solidarity and chastity. 47 Every pleasant day brings its Scores of visitors, and I may also add every mail brings letters of inquiries for post or places in the institution. About a month Since a gentleman friend of mine met me and in brief conversation about College matters says, that it was the Current report that the Bord of Officials in V.F.C: were all appointed, and that from Baptist ranks, this I at once contributed there was but two appointments made, the President and a professor in Chemistry. It is remarkable how disposed the public are to make the College Sectarian. I do hope therefore that whatever may be peculiar results of the organization of the College board of professorships [+u] it may not be prematurely announced as all the disappointed will be but lukewarm friends, if not a step further in advance, open [envings]. I started to hve V. F. College Catholic in the widest Sense of the term, we are closely watched by denominational School interests in Po Some catch every movement of the Board that they can twist into line to [Snkserve] their own ends. The Methodist with all the Sectarian elements are hardest to coalesce. Letters from Prof. Jewett last advices are dated Wiesbaden Germany August 3rd. Brackett Still accompanies him, the latter has never written me Since he left home. Mr J: leaves nothing unseen thats worth Seeing that will be of benefit or interest to the College. Prof. Fisher is with them, has wrote for funds $500 to purchase chemical Instruments, our Board has agreed to furnish it. Chs A Raymond made a visit to Hamilton last week, has conditionally taken the large Academy Edifice (females) of that place, engagements if consummated will be just the place for him. I must now close my remarks as our Executive Board will be Soon in Session. At your convenience please to favor me with a line My best regards to your family (whom I presume are near you) I remain 48 Poughkeepsie Septr 20 1862 Geo W: Childs Esq no 628 & 630 Chestnut Street Philadelphia. Dear Sir In reply to your Circular note received this morning, I would remark, that we have no Catalogue of the V.F. College as yet published, nothing further under the direction of the Bord than the Statement of the Founder at the first meeting of the Trustees February 1861, which I sent you. The President Prof: M. P: Jewett left home on a professional tour to Europe last April to be absent some 12 or 18 months but will most probably return this fall on account of the political State of this country. He has visited all the most prominent Institutions of Learning in England, Scotland, Ireland, France & Germany and may yet extend his researches in that department. Italy and the Holy Land were contemplated as part of his programme. His Letters are very descriptive and highly interesting. I should like it if I had permission to send you some specimen. Our College Edifice is now in process of rooming, will be completed Roofing early in November and the whole building finished in June 1864 ready for the reception of pupils the ensuing Fall. No pains or expenses will be omitted to make the Institution all it claims, useful, attractive and efficient in every department, material and intellectual I send you answer to all your circular interrogation as far as published or Known. Yours very briefly Name of College. Vassar Female College. Date of Organization. 26th February 1861. Name of President. Prof. Milo P. Jewett LLD Date of his accession 26th February 1861 Amount of Endowment $4080,00 Estimated value of buildings & grounds $240,000 Aggregate number of columes in College Libraries , In process of collecting Date of Commencement. 1 Septr 1864 49 Septr 22: 1862. Rev. Rufus Babcock DD My dear Friend Your highly esteemed favor of the 8th and 10th Current Came duly to hand and would have received earlier acknowledgement had not the intermediate time been occupied almost exclusively by hourly calls of Visitors from abroad to See the founder and the Edifice of the V F College, which must be my apology for deferring an answer to your Kind and intelligent notes above referred to, and which I have just taken up again and reviewed this morning & with primitive freshness of interest. Your visit to Nantucket, Howard University, the Plummers Institute Cambridge, with the high testimonials accompanying your letters in behalf of Miss Mitchell as a teacher of Astronomy [+ca] in our Institution with the appreciated prospects of Securing his Services in that department with other valuable information, obtained through your visits for the benefit of the College will be laid before our Executive Committee at their next regular meeting. Enclosed please to find $10 bill of the Farmers & Manufactrs. Bank of this City no. which I send you to cover expenses incurred on acct. of your visits as above Stated in behalf of the College. I would extend my remarks, by quotations from Prof: Jewetts late letters also from our Nephew J. G. Vassar, our friend Rev. Chs. A. Raymond now at Hamilton, with some account of visits from Miss D Emily Blackwell N.Y, Editor of N.Y. Evening Post Home Journal, Miss Doctr. Harriett R. Hunt of Boston [+ca +ca], the latter had addressed me a very respectable, dignified and sensible letter upon the Education of her sex [+ca]. I have at last received a letter from Mr. Bracklett but have not leasure to comments this morning. Your good wife calld. upon twice last week have not as yet seen your Daughter Harriett Our family health Continue much as usual. I remain dearfriend PS Amanda wishes to be kindly recommended to you M. V. 50 Octr 2d 1862 Rev. Chs. A. Raymond My dear friend Your very highly esteemed favor of the 22nd to the 25th Ultimo incl: with enclosures came duly to hand and have given the Same a careful perusal which it justly demanded. Passing over the introductory portion which chiefly relates to my personally self I proceed at one to notice your wise practical Suggestions concerning the peculiair feature of our College organization and its management and in getting on to this ground I am perfectly aware of my ignorance to lead, and perhaps my folly even to Suggest any thing new yet relying upon a long life observation and experience in the Common business affairs of the world I may have gathered up some Knowledge that may have escapted thro their apparent insignificiency, the minds of the more learned. Not wishing or expecting to anticipate your views intimated in your letter before me I will merely remark that the more I have reflected upon the employment of an organized salaried Corps of Teachers the more decided and conclusive have my mind been convinced that it will be the identical Shoal our College [baot] will strike and if not opening a Seam wide enough to Sink her, will at least So much impair her Seaworthiness as to demand frequent repairs with this nautical illustration (which please to excuse) I proceed to say that in my judgment every Employee from the highest to the lowest grade should in some way or other be dependent for Stipend more or less upon their own exertions, and the only complexity of the Case is the mode of its arrangements. Without something of this Kind is done the V: F: C: begins and ends just where all its educational predecessors have and that very frequently disastrously. The first instinct of our race is Self make the promontory of that the chief object and there is no difficulty of finding Energy & talent. Now then, who have we amongst us to draw up a programme on an just equitable Sliding Scale, so that every labourer get the equitable reward of his toil, thats the Problem to be solved, can Mr. Raymond effect this ? if so, I should like to secure his Services. I have had not little experience in the philosophy of adjusting remuneration for labour. On one occasion I employed a man by the month to Sell Ale in N.Y: for the Company, but as the pay was sure there 51 was no [stimular] or incentive for exertions, I then tried the System of Commission pr barrel, then they made money and I lost, as they gained bad debts, I then made a new bargain viz: gave him a Certain percentage on all the Ales sold and money collected and paid over, this nail was a chucker, and from thence forward all went well, he was careful to sell only where he could collect, and collect just when he wanted it. If I give a man my farm to work on Shares, I am very sure he will do the best he can for both of us it is his interest, and that the conclusion of the whole matter and which is just the substance of your views, the reciprocate System. Set apart from the Endowment fund, a specific Sum to keep the buildings in good repair and for the gradual improvement of the College grounds & furniture, Library & philosophical apparatus, the interest of which annually to be expended, a professorship & Teacher Fund graduated by the Success of their own efforts in appropriate proportion Set apart a fund to be known & distinguished as the Beneficiary fund for respectable poor but promising talented young girls whom will do honor to your Institution. Specific Appropriation Funds. for improvements of Grounds Building & repairs Furniture fund. Library & Philosophical Apparatus fund Professor & Teachers Fund Beneficiary Fund but after writing all as above I find on reading over your letter I have Suggested nothing new, it is much the same as your own plan. Let me have it from your pen elaborated. I now come to that part of your letter under date the 25th [thursday] It is needless for me to say that I am heartily glad to learn that your good wife and children (or Babys as you call them) have all met with you in safety. I say all, I presume you have not omitted to count & chalk as they arrived. You Speak of the agreable shock the (PoK) Check afforded you, if your case needs another of the Kind, frankly write me and it shall be forthcoming, if I have the funds on hand. Amanda has read over your letter to me at least three times. 52 and wants another chance, She takes a deep interest in your welfare, and wants me to promise you a visit the next festival season. Now for the last three days I have been laid up with a severe cold I have made out to scribble off the foregoing, but was so unintelligible that I got our Mr Schon to copy it. I shall leave a little Space for Amandas remarks, so I . take my leave of you this afternoon. God be with you my friend and prosper and Keep you & yours during his good pleasure is the prayer of your friend. M.V: P.S: We have Some friends and relative from Auburn visiting us this morning. which will prevent Amanda from adding anything to this note, but she wishes me to say that she is looking for that long promised letter as she is anxious to know if there is any Bathing facilities like those at V: F College Institution. Amanda sends her love to your good wife and Laura, and was disappointed in not Seeing them before their departure, but hopes to make you a short visit next summer when I come out to meet with our Bord Trustees of Rochester University Anniversary. Yrs. M.V. 20th October 1862 Js. Renwick Jr. The short time I had with you yesterday with other engagements prevented my going so fully into the matter of Heating & ventilation of the College buildings as I intended, but take this opportunity to make up the deficiency. It is quite evident that we have now before us a very & perhaps the most important matter in our College buildings viz: Ventilation & Heating and should we fail in either it will not merely be a matter of dollars & cents but may result in damaging us to an irretrievable amount in patronage of our institution. We have Started upon the basis of not only expanding the mind but the health of the pupils, and we cannot do the latter unless we hit upon the best System of ventilation & heating. The more I have reflected upon this Subject the more I am convinced that the heating process must begin outside of the main building, and the heat imparted to be economical & pure should never be heated much over the temperature you want to use it adjusting the degree to the distance 53 it has to be distributed for use, there are the organic laws of the Universe ever to be consulted, and we must work in harmony with them or we work to loss both in pocket and health. Now let us consider how many Cubic feet of heated air we want at 70 degrees, and how we can get it to the place needed, this looks simple, does it not? and yet it will require much scientific Skill to effect it, Now I propose that we manufacture our warm air to a temperature that when placed in our building shall be from 60 to 70 degrees, that is shall pass from one apartment to another by Cut off valves as may be needed & those valves or Stop Cocks to be at Command in the several apartments. The like process or plan to be adopted in Ventilation, fresh air current allways at command by turning a valve. Can all these be effected and that outside of the main building in the ravine were we yesterday, and temporarily look, think of it study the matter closely and report at an early day. Let me say, that if our furnaces are in the College Edifice, there is first great danger of fire consequently large cost of Insurance. Secondly increase of contingent Expenses to keep up repairs thirdly Your Steam & heat going up in the Same Stack of Chimneys will soon destroy the adhesive quality of Cement or Mortar and thereby requiring Soon, very Soon to be rebuilt which will be quite expensive & other minor objections I have to making the Steam or hot air for heating inside of the building or making our Gap inside of the main Building, but will leave all these things for a private conversation Truly Yours 22d October 1862 John Wilkinson Esq Baltimore Dr Sir Your very highly valued letter of the 13 Just was duly received and would have been acknowledged Sooner but for some temporary ill health. The Subject to which it refers (heating & ventilation) is of the utmost importance, nay it will one way or the other decide the success or unsuccess of our great enterprise should a mistake be made here impairing the inmates health it cannot be compensated by any amount of school Knowledge we can impart. You have well said therefore in your introduction that our interview was both interesting & agreeable indeed it was especially So to me. You also add that the matter of heating that Immense Structure the College building will be more difficult to do economically & thoroughly than any buildings of ordinary dimensions this is certainly true and thus is becomes us to 54 consult with the most experienced & scientific men in that department that are to be found in the Country. I have read & studied your letter thoroughly and have sent a copy of it to our architect J. Renwick Jr. Esq who is to examine the Subject and report next week. We have also laid the matter before our Executive Committee and who recommends an interview with your Messr Haywood, Bartlett & Co and in fact shall consult with all the best & most celebrated men in the departments of heating Buildings in our Country before adopting any one plan. the first and most important consideration that it be a Simple Construction, Second Economical third effectual Keeping within organic laws of atmosphere & fluid is there not some Simple way of Keeping up the temperature for comfort in dwellings, than by hot air & high Steam. This can be done in two ways naturally & artificially; by the first is to avail ourselves of certain natural laws which is always ready at hand, the Second is the making use of certain mechanical methods of admitting good air and expelling bad air Now it is a natural law that air when warm, is lighter than air at ordinary temperature which is caused by the atoms composing it [+ca]. Now get your warm at the basement of your building it will ascend by its own Specific light up and displace the heavy or foul air at the bottom of the Rooms above where it is generated thats all how can this but be done. We have our immense cellar under the whole building, can we rarify the air therein if so it would rise, throughout the Buildings in Suitable Openings to the Several apartments as wanted, by having shut off Valves [+ca] If we warm the basement air to about 60 or 70 degrees & keep it up to that point, the whole interior will be equally warm. After the next meeting of our Executive Board next monday will write you again and then advise or request one of the members of the firm of Haywood Bartlett & Co to accompany you to see the Edifice to be heated & I am dear Sir Truly Yours, 55 Oct 25th 1862 Rev Chas A. Raymond My dear friend Your valued favour of the 4th Current would have received earlier attention but temporary illness and many claims upon my time in consequence of the late fire of our Malt House Buildings [+ca]. I have taken the earliest opportunity to look over and examine your letter Setting forth your plan of the working process of our College Institution and while in the main I highly approve of it, yet it admits of Some modification on the Sliding Scale upon which the respective compensations are based. As it now Stands it possibly might carry the Salaries of President & Profssr entirely too highe take for instance the first Officer [y:] President at 200 pupils his share would be $4,166.66 suppose there is 400 pupils then his portion would be $8333.33; now while I grant that the operation of the plan is an incentive to industry yet the self interest principle Should not all inure to the Employers benefit but rather be reciprocal or divided between them and the College. But I have not time this morning to Suggest a better plan if I could, shall therefore leave the Subject for further reflection. Allow me to thank you for the present very kindly for your valuable Suggestions, long before our College goes into operation I hope to have the pleasure of seeing you when we can talk over more fully all matters connected with the working of the Institution. At present I am much engaged in scheming and planning for the warming & ventilating the building it has taxed our Architects & all our Building Committee ingenuity to the utmost. Some goes hot water, others Steam, others hot air, all has more or less their intrinsic merits, none quite as perfect as we wish. I consider that upon the degree of this Success (heating & Ventilation) depends the Ultimate popularity of the Institution, Once the reputation establishes of being unhealthy (not matter from what came) we greatly suffer physical well Being must stand foremost no matter how good otherwise the Institution. I do not expect to make [Wistlis] out of pigs tails or to give new constitutions to organic invalids but one of the chief objects of our College is to impart health while we impart Knowledge only adding that I think your system is somewhat if not entirely original, at any rate it meets my views and I think it will our Presidents although striking a the roof of Endowments for Professorships. As Amanda have received (Yesterday) your kind letter she will answer it shortly, in the mean while please to accept our united thanks. Truly Yours 56 Oct 27th 1862 John WiIlkenson Esq Baltimore Dr Sir. Referring to mine of the 22d [inst:] I would remark that our Building & Executive Committee were in Session this morning to consider over the matter of Heating & Ventilating the College Edifice, when I laid before them Mr. Renwicks Special report on that Subject and that portion of your letter relating to both Subjects. After much consideration & reflection they concluded to appoint a Committee to visit different localities and examine the most approved methods of warming & ventilating buildings and they will visit your City for that object Some time in January and confer with your Messr Haywood Bartlett & Co and which may result in the adoption of their plan or something like it. It is not very probably we shall do much with laying out grounds this Fall as it is getting late. However if you Should be coming on here I would like to see you & confer further about those matters for which you will be compensated for the time. I have a plan for a pond both useful & ornamental on our grounds which is Simple, very practicable, and no expensive viz to enclose the foot of the ravine where the Mill Streams unites with or near that, of the Stream running North & South just east of the College below the Embankment, where you proposed making a dam & Drive. Now upon more mature reflection it will not answer to stop or embank that Stream in any Sense, as there are Seasons of feshets when it comes down with great violence, overflowing for Several feet the entire Ravine and there is no time that the flow of water is pure or clear as it passes over clay ploughed lands & through brick yards. Moreover the Stoppage of such waters would be any thing but pleasant to the eyes and besides would greatly inure to prevent the clean Swap of the whole of the College excremtitions, privys, waste water [+ca]. We must confine ourselves to the upper Stream and make our Lake or dam at or near the terminus where it joins the Stream coming north as above stated, something thus: [DIAGRAM WITH LABELS] North Stream East West Proposed pond, Lake or Dam Mill race (upper Stream) North Mill College 57 The above Sketch will give you Some Idea of my plans altho not as clearly expressed as I could wish - Truly Yours Oct 29 1862 Miss Maria Mitchell [Lynn] Mass Dear Madame I have on Several occasions had the pleasure to hear your name mentioned at the Annual Meetings of the Bord of Trustees of V. F: College as the most Suitable person to fill the important Office of Professorship of Astronomy and an increased interest has been manifested Since your interview with Dr. Rufus Babcock, whom has been quite desirous that our Institution should avail itself of your valuable Services in that department. You will please to excuse me when I say as the Founder of the College that I feel the deepest anxiety for the Successful occupancy of that Professorship, and believe there is no one in our Country can better inure it than yourself. No official appointments in the Institution has been made other than the Presidency & Professorship of Chemistry nor will there be untill Professor Jewitt return from his professional European tour next Spring. We are progressing finely with our College building it is receiving its roof and the whole Edifice will be completed within the time contracted viz 1 June 1864 In a few days will Send you a Copy of the New Englander containing an article on our College Enterprize: I have not seen it as yet, but have heard it well Spoken of by others I am dear Madam Yours very respectfully Novbr 8th David Davidson Esq Dear Sir Yours of the 3 [Inst] with enclosure came duly to hand and enclosed please find check on Farmer & Manuf Bank for the amount of $317.37. In comparing the last Invoice with a previous received in July last I find that you have provided Beography of Washington by Irving 5 vol. [Sparke] 1 : Marshall 2: 58 and on the last invoice appears Works on Washington 12 Vols: As the boxes has as yet not been opened can not ascertain if there is any Similarity with these different works with reference to the authors. I also find on the Invoice of 10 July page 4 of the catalogue. Society in America by H Martineans which is also on your last invoice. Although it may be considered requisite in Some few instances to have duplicates of Some prominent works yet I Should think the last named book did not come under that category and for the present at least we must try to avoid purchase of Duplicates So much as possible. Hoping you have informed Mr. Poole of Boston of the different purchases you have made from Ltr F of the Catalogue according to instructions of 3 March last I remain. Novbr 21st 1862 Miss Emma C. Church Care of Freebron & Co Bankers Rome Dear Madame. I have been requested by Prof: M. P. Jewett L: L: D. President V. F College to address you upon the subject of certain pictures painted and to be painted by you for the above institution, four copies from Originals which he informs me he has engaged of you & others he is desirous to have executed for the College account, the first order have been approved by our Executive Committee, and you will find to to your Credit at John Monroe & Co Bankers. Paris, Bills of Exchange for the payment of each picture as may be delivered to that house agreeable to Prof. Jewetts Order, and who will forward each to us as received by them. After these first Specimens are received, they will be Submitted for inspection of the Board of Trustees of the College at their annual Febry: meeting, whom will then decide upon their merits, and I will write you the results. It affords me much pleasure to inform you that Prof: Jewett Speaks in the highest terms of your genius, personal spotless and purity of character, and of the many warm friends you have in Rome which gives weight & additional value to your pictures. Should your first Specimens be approved by the Bord you may reasonable hope for an order for the Art Gallery of the College of some few thousands Dollars to be executed from Originals representative pictures to show the Characteristic 59 exellency of your greatest master by an American Lady Artist. The Subject of such copies, form & color will be left to your discretion, and especially She [canvass], which is of the utmost importance. Great complaints are made in America by the Use of Cheap & useless Canvass which after a year or two crack and the picture becomes worthless. We trust you will have particular regard to this part of your work as that also of the Kind & quality of the other materials. With my best regards I am dear Miss Church Post Script see below. Yours respectfully November 25th 1862 Miss Maria Mitchell [Synn] Mass: Dear Madame! I am just in receipt of your letter of the 22d Just: and owe you an apology for my remissness. I now send you the Copy of the New Englander with a few Pamphlets of the Proceedings of the Board of Trustees at their first meeting, which I trust will reache you in due course of mail. I am very happy to learn that you are taking So much interest in V.F College Enterprize by watching its progress [+ca]. This day completes the roofing, our Edifice is now enclosed from Storms [floods] during the winter we do all work that can safely be done at those Seasons. There is every prospect of completing the whole Edifice by the Summer of 1864. I have the pleasure to inform you that President Professor Jewett will be home by the 1st [proceeding.] The State of the Country & Exchanges have induced him & Several other americans to shorten their Journeyings. I shall at all times be happy to hear from you Yours truly Post Script to Emma C. Churchs letter of 23th December see page 58 On the Eve of mailing this within letter received advices from Prof Jewett informing us of his purpose to close up his european tour at Rome or Naples on a/c of the enormous rate of Exchanges, this letter has therefore been retained that he might See the contents before sending it to you which circumstances will explain the decrepency between the date and its receipt by you. Prof. Jewett will write you by an early mail. 60 February 7th 1863 John Wilkinson Eqr. No 425 West Fayette Street, Baltimore Dear Sir Your esteemed favor of the 20 Current is just received and have perused the Same with much interest and pleasure. We have made no progress nor adopted any particular plan about warming & ventilating our College Buildings. I believe our Building Committee have pretty much agreed to place both the heating or rather the fires for heating whether by Steam or otherwise, and the manufacturing or preparation of the Gap for lightning the Building outside say 150 feet East of the College to be built of fire proof materials Our Executive & Building Committee meet next week. Your letter will be laid before them I know of no local interest or influence prejudicial to your having the Superintendance of laying out the College grounds or of your plans of ventilation & warming the Building. Mr DuBois is now in Washington City on Special business of his own. If this reaches you in time you might see him there. He will call on Sendor Harris who can inform you of his whereabouts Yours in haste M V: February 23 1863 H. Daniels Esq Landscape Gardner [+ca} Dear Sir Your letter of the 12th Currrent addressed to the Trustees of the Female College thro Jm Thompson Esq. was handed me three days Since and this morning I laid it before our Ex Committee whom has authorized me to acknowledge & thank you for the Same. At an early period on the opening of the Spring we propose to invite you to examine confer with Mr Renwick as to the best plan of laying out and decorating the College grounds. As to the heating of our building, the mode calld for by contract with the Builder is by Steam, subject however to any alteration on charges that the building Committee may think best. This matter and that of ventilation is of the utmost importance, and are anxious to avail ourselves of the most approved method. Our Committee 61 thank you for the information in regard to Mr W. and shall make no further use of it than to protect their own interest. Yours truly February 23d 1863 John Wilkinson Esq Dear Sir Referring to my letter of the 7th Current Our Executive Board met today and I layd your letter before them, but as the Subject is one of so great importance (Heating and Ventilation of the building) they only discussed the matter in general terms, feeling unable in themselves to decide So important a matter without consulting further with the Architect, M. Renwick, and whom we have written today with our Exe Board on the 1st proximo when this whole subject will be fully discussed and disposed off, either by your coming to Po or having Mr. Renwick go to your City to confer & examine such matters as you may lay before him. I am dear Sir Yours truly February 23 1863 Jas. Renwick Jr. Dear Sir. Your favor of the 20th Current came to hand while our Ex: College Board was in Session. The Same was read to them and they wish me to reply, that they heartly agree with you to avoid Spending much time or Money as possible about the matter of heating or Ventilating the College buildings firmly believing that you are as well posted up in these matters as any other man, and as to laying out the grounds that their is time enough to move in this next April. When you Come up next week to PoKeepsie will lay before you Some documents with reference to both Subjects. M Schon has delivered Mr. Harloe to hand to you the following. Detail Plan A Drawing No 4. 3d Story Plan of Center Building 5 Attic Plan [Do] Front Elevation Chapel Elevation 62 Side Elevation Sect. of roof of Chapel Delivered Mr Renwick 21 January 1862 Drawing No 2 Plan of the 1 Story Drawing No 3. Plan of the Centre Building I remain Yours Truly Poughkeepsie March 23d 1863 Jas Renwick Jr. Esq Dear Sir At a meeting of the Executive Bord this morning a Committee was appointed consisting of yourself and Mr DuBois to visit Baltimore and other places with reference to the best places of heating the College Building with the recommendation of seeing especially the mode of warming or heating the [Grapery] and Green Houses in the above City under Supervision of John Wilkinson Esqs Mr DuBois will be ready to leave here on Wednesday morning. It is important that this matter should be attended to before the Cold Season is over. Please to Telegraph on the receipt of this whether you can accompany Mr. D: as soon as the snow is off the ground he will be very busy. Yours in haste M V. PS. We have received a letter from Mr. Wilkinson on Saturday Poughkeepsie March 23d 1863 John Wilkinson Esq Dear Sir Your of the 16th Current came duly to hand and was layed before our Executive Committee this morning and in pursuance of which they appointed a Committee consisting of our Architect James Renwick and our Superintendant Mr DuBois to visit your City to examine the heating of the extensive Green houses [+ca] under your care, and erected under your Supervision and to consult with you generally upon the Subject of Heating & Ventilation. You may therefore expect to see these gentlemen in the Course of the present week unless Mr R: should be absent from home or otherwise prevented I am dear Sir Yours respectfully 63 March 28 Mr. Howard Daniels. Druid Hill Park Baltimore Md Dear Sir Refering to our late correspondence on the Subject of laying out the V.F College Grounds, the Executive Committee have requested me to write you to be informed how soon it would be convenient for you to visit PoKeepsie with reference to that object, and upon what terms. Will you please to write immediately as we have purchased part of nursery of Evergreens & ornamental deciduous trees and would prefer to transplant them this Spring if we can do so. Yours truly P S. As there is no time to be lost perhaps you had better call on Mr. Renwick 88 Wall Street N Y. & have him come up with you immediately April 23d 1863 Honbl Gilbert Dean Assembly Albany Dear Sir Through the Press of this City I learn of the Amendment you have moved to the Bill respecting the appropriation of moneys [+ca]. Accept my thanks for your attentions to the interest of Vassar Female College; and believe me, in promoting those interests you are advancing the true and the higher interest of the people. We trust our College will be a powerful Engine in forming the coming generations of the Empire State; but that it may exert the highest amount of benificient influence, it will need to receive Something from the County of the State which has always been so liberally bestowed on other Colleges. Surely the daughters of the State are not less worthy of its beneficence than its Sons. If the men of future generations are to be worthy citizens, you must train the mothers who Shall train those men. As you have this matter in hand I trust you will urge it forward with your usual ability, energy & Success I am dear Sir Yours very respectfully 64 April 25th JS. Renwick Jr Dear Sir I have this morning received a letter from Mr. Howard Daniels Baltimore in answer to mine of the 21st inst inquiring whether he could visit Po: with reference to laying out Grounds in Connexcion with yourself. The reply he will come on at once upon notice and I have wrote him this morning to so do, and call upon you when you will both come up together. It is getting late for transplanting Fruit & Deciduous Trees, and what is to be done this Spring must or ought to be attended to immediately Write me on Monday whether you can accompany Mr Daniels, as my health is not over good to go over the Grounds with him I am Dear Sir Yours [+ca] May 1s 1863 Janus Renwick Esq. Dear Sir The Bearer Howard Daniels Esq and myself have been making a general Examination of our College grounds with reference to the Avenues, Walks [+ca] and he will take the opportunity on his return to your City to consult with you upon the Subject, We deem this work of so much importance that every matter constructed with convenience & decorative approaches & planting should be well considered. Whatever plan you & he may adopt will be approved by our Executive Committee. Respectfully May 9th 1863 Rufus Babcock DD This morning, after my return from the Po Rural Cemetary where by appointment I went to meet the Sexton or Keeper of the Grounds to remove the remains of my poor wife to her last resting place in the family Plot, - I received your very polite note of the 7th with inclosure. The latter I handed at once over to our President to reply as it is not my purpose nor wish to have any thing to do in matters of the College appointments for I am persuaded that I am neither competent or am I . 65 inclined to assume responsibility were nothing can be gained for myself of the Institution. Already have there been conflicts in its workings thus far, and I am Sure therefore there will be in the future. My business is to build, Endow and outfit the College, and I shall have nothing to do with its internal organization. Your number One and two Statements by Mrs. Babcock is entirely misapprehended. I merely remark. this to her under the first head That at the last June Meeting you Suggested the propriety and did bring forward a Resolution to make a few Official appointments, but when it was remarked that Such appointments in the absence of our President might not Seem Courteous to him you at once concurred, withdrew the Suggestions and the matter was dropped. I refer you to the Secretary Minutes for these facts. I have now in my possession the Copy of the letter I wrote after the June Meeting to Prof: Jewett and you may have an opportunity of seeing it at any time when you can come to Po. Your visit to Nantucket to See Miss Mitchell was at your own Suggestion and approved by our Ex Committee who authorized me to pay or the Treasurer to pay your Expenses so that no blame whatever rested on you or on me in that matter. The truth is as I believe that neither any thing you have done or left undone in connection with our College Matters have altered Prof Jewetts feelings towards you as I know of, but that Somebody has prejudiced his mind against you I believe You will excuse me if I rest my pen here as my head is beginning to get dizzy. At another day I hope to write or explain personally more fully. Yours truly [+ca] May 12th 1863 Rev Rufus Babcock DD My dear Friend Since my last of the 9th Current Scarcely an hour has passed without my mind reverting to our College matters and bringing you in the [Connectione]. In my last I briefly adverted to some incidents which may have changed Prof Jewetts mind in relation to you. Altho they were far from being Satisfactory even to myself yet whatever they may be, have had their influence, I am Sorry, very Sorry indeed that Such should 65 [note- prior page is also listed as 65] be the circumstances as to leade to such results, but I know not what to do, and would only advise patience & forbearance on your part perhaps Something may turn up to remove them before the June meeting, should this not be the case then I have in my mind another Scheme for your Co=operation in promoting our Enterprize which I think will be honorable & gratifying to you and all concerned. At a proper time I will make it known to you and I am persuaded it will meet your hearty response, and cannot in any way effect our President otherwise than for good. Do not let the development of the past few days dishearten or discourage you, time works wonderful changes in mens minds perhaps the Causes which led to change Jewetts, may be removed whatsoever they may be. Truly your friend [+ca] May 12, 1863 J. Renwick, Jr. Dear Sir Expecting to see you after your return to town on Monday I omitted saying anything to you on the Subject of having NV Garvy make up his plastering Mortar Some Months or so before using, you are fully aware of this practice for the permanency of the Walls, and should insist on its being so done. Mr. DuBois says he has no experience in this part of the works and I am therefore more persuaded of the necessity of having an experienced workman attending at the Building to see that all matters & things connected with the interior mason work of the building be well and thoroughly done. I have never had any particular anxiety respecting any part of the work until NOW, that is the interior finish. As to the laying out of the Grounds & planting this season is now too far advanced for the latter, and must wait the fall for so doing. I am suffering so much with my old complaint dizziness [+ca] that it is only here & there a day I can attend to College business. Yours in haste 66 May 22d, 1863 Miss Emma C Church care of Messrs Freebrorn & Co Rome Dear Madame For the first time this morning I or our Executive Committee apprized of the Completion & delivery of the two pictures painted by you for the Vassar Female College and now in the hands of John Monroe & Co Paris, profoundly do I regret that the Knowledge of their Deposit with that house as not a moments delay would have occurred in remitting them a bill of Exchange for the amount. Your letter to Doctor Jewett of the 18th April I saw for the first time this morning. This however was owing to his absence from home on professional business & being directed especially to him was not sent me by his family to open Prof: Jewett goes to N.Y this Evening & the Treasurer have given him a check for $1200 to purchase a Bill of Exchange to remit John Monroe & Co by the Steamer of to morrow. Prof Jewett will write you by the Ships Mail Yours truly in haste MV P S. Had you written me a Copy of your letter to Jewett of the 18th April it would have obviated all delay [+ca] May 30th 1863 Rev Rufus Babcock DD My dear Friend I am this morning in receipt of yours of yesterday and allow me to repeat that I deeply deplore and most sincerely regret the position of the private affairs between you and Prof. Jewett and would to God I could enterpose some paliatives, but I Know not how or where to begin, if I did I certainly would for a Knowledge of a disease is said to be half of its cure. From my inmost heart I believe Prof. Jewetts prejudices against you are candid and honest and will never be changed unless the circumstances which induced them and led his mind to the present Stand 67 point are removed, whatever these maybe he says he is willing and ready to disclose at the proper time. I would prefer to observe entire silence on what I suggested in my last letter until our next private interview or a little while before the June Meeting or perhaps it may be most adviseable to wait untill after the meeting at any rate it must be made at a private interview. Having Some pressing engagements on hand this morning I offer as an apology for this brief note in answer to yours before me. I remain my very dear friend June 20 1863 Revd. Rufus Babcock My dear friend. Yours of yesterday the [1st] is before me, and which I have read with much interest as I do any thing from your pen. In answer to your first enquiry whether I had seen his two letters to you and your answer to his first I reply substantially I have altho not perhaps the identical or original ones send you, they were both mailed I believe before he read the Copies (if Copies) to me. When Prof Jewett Spoke to me of these letters (: I believe it was the first) that I reluctantly wish to be a party to the controversy but if I was drawn into it should Keep back nothing from you or him, would be frankly just between you both. He then remark that he took the responsibility entirely on himself and would by no means draw me into the controversy. As matters now Stand it is impossible for you to fill any chair in the College of which Prof Jewetts is President. I speak this from a Knowledge of facts, because I do believe that if I was to make it a point and insist on your Chaplainship or any other office in the College, Prof Jewetts would at once resign. I cannot go into an argument or take part in one between you and him because I Know it would be useless so far as to reconcile his feelings and it was for 68 this reason that I stated in my last that I thought it best in your to remain entirely Silent till a private interview with you either before or after the June Meeting, I do not Know which his purposes are in regard to calling the Committee on Faculty & Studies together earlier than the June Meeting, but will enquire when I next See him. He has been absent a day or two and is not very busy in his own Study at home. I as glad to hear of Prof Robinsons was reviving altho yet quite low. Your affectionate friend June 5th 1863 Revd Charles A Raymond Sir I have held your last letter under consideration for Several days, my feeble health forbidding me to enter into particulars respecting the contents, I must only say that having visited Drs Willard Parker of N.Y: last week, he was imperious in his advice I must have rest, he also said the brain was taxed too much I must talk and think less, I must give it up, therefore I shall follow his advice. The erecting of the College and endowing it is business enough for me. I have chosen a President in whom I have unshaken confidence, a board of Trustees equally as trustfully; with them the College will Stand or fall. On the President I throw the great responsibility cheerfully. I am much obliged to you for the interest that you have expressed for the Institution and the proferred advice, but my health and the Doctors commands will prevent me from participating any more in the plan of organization on those grounds I must be excused as my health is greatly suffering by reason of over taxation of the brain. I cannot however let his opportunity pass without acknowledging your Kindness and the valuable Suggestions & services thus far rendered in College matters and for which I beg you to accept my warmest thanks with the enclosed note 69 of yours payable to my order. Say $262 with Interest I have requested our Clerk Mr Schon to copy this note conforming to my Physicians instructions avoiding Brain labor. Yours truly M Schon for Mr. Matth. Vassar Poughkeepsie July 16 1863 Miss Emma C: Church My dear Madame. I were duly put in receipt of your Kind favor of the 20th Ultimo with enclosures [+ca] and would have acknowledged this Sooner to release your anxiety, but were waiting the arrival of the pictures. They are now safely at hand and are temporarily placed in my domicil for Security but not for exhibition as I am unwilling for the public to see them until our Art Gallery at the College is finished. You are aware of the great disadvantage & injustice done to an Artist in not having their works properly exhibited, I therefore will not allow but few persons to see them and those only of our Executive Board. It is Some times a virtue to acknowledge ones ignorance, this I now have an opportunity to do, I profess to be no critic in judgment of your art, but there are those in our Board who are, and I am happy to inform you that your pictures fully sustain their highest expectations. With regard the Bust to be executed by Miss Hosmer, I cannot at this moment Speak, and some of our Committee being from town would not feel authorized to do more about it at present than to ascertain from Miss H the probable cost, which I will lay before them at early meeting after the receipt of her answer. You having suggested whether if the other two pictures does not reach us before the fall 64 would be soon enough. I answer, yes, to reach us say by Septr 1. 64. 70 Hereafter, you will Send the other two without frames, as it is an expense to pack and transport So large packages, by giving us the size and style of the frame we can have them executed in N:Y: ready by the time they arrive. I will not Speak of our political troubles, you will find abundance to read and crimson your cheek as an American in the Journals from the 12th to 15th [inst]: I would add further but President Jewett will write you in a day or two, on his return from New Haven I remain Dr Miss Church Yours very truly [+ca] Sept 2d 1863 Rev Chs. A. Raymond Dear Sir Your letter of the 13th Ulto I found on my desk on my return from Newport after an absence of some four weeks to the SeaBord for the benefit of my health, which must be my apology for not replying sooner. I have perused the same with as much attention as my feeble state of health will admit, and regret extremely that your feelings should be in the least degree cool towards me as you say in the first paragraph that you was not Surprised at the tone of my letter after Jewetts treatment [+ca] towards you. Allow me to say very honestly and promptly that I have not had nor would I take any part in the private questions or controversy between you and Prof Jewett, I was and have as far as I Know been entirely neutral, that the latter has done the fair thing with you I am not prepared to say Yes or No as I have not seen all your correspondence that you have strove to render the College enterprize a Success by adopting your plan of organization. I have always acknowledged and intended the return of your note [+ca] as a compensation for that trouble, and for no other purpose and I thank you then and again at this time for it. Miss Germond accompanied us to Newport, she writes in her best regards. The article in Harpers Montly I have not yet seen I will get it, as she will be pleased to read any thing from your pen. Very respectfully Verte 71 P S. You will excuse this coming in our Clerks Mr Schons handwriting as I was unable to do more than give a rough draft for him to copy Sam: Gregory M D Secretary N.E. Female Med: College Boston Novbr 6 1863 My dear Sir. Permit me to thank you for your fifteenth Annual Catalogue & report to the New England Female Medical College and while penning this last sentence I am reminded of the Critiscism now going on among several of our Litterati regarding the Etomology of the Vassar Female College, Several of them advising a change to Vassar Girls College or College for young Ladies as the term female more directly apply to the brute creation [+ca]. I cannot however at this moment enter into the merits of the controversy, Suffice to say as we have adopted the customary name to designitate the character of our Institution. I hardly think it of Sufficient importance to change its title at this late day notwithstanding the critisicm of Mrs. Hale Edifice of the Godey Book & others. You will see in the forthcoming numbers from 1 January ensuring the Subject fully discussed [+ca]. I have read your last annual catalogue with much interest. I most Sincerely hope you may be able to make a beginning for your building for the College, purchase of lots [+ca]; do let me know how you Succeed, I have so much interest in your Success of your noble enterprize, that altho not very flush with means will do something for it Respectfully 72 Novbr 17th 1863 Prof: S F B Morse New York My deal Friend. I am just in receipt of your Kind note of yesterday enclosing a letter from Miss Anne S. Toffey Cambridge of 12th Current also duplicate letters from the Honbl. Charles Summer & Louis Shiers commending a Catalogue of valuable unique engravings owned by Mrs Clark, widow of the late E. P. Clark and now offered for Sale. The Subject will be laid before our Exe Committee at their meeting on Monday next and I have notified Miss Toffey of the Subject by this days mail. Will inform you & her of the result soon. With much respect I am dear Sir Yours very truly Novbr 17th 1863 Miss Ann S. Toffey Cambridge Dear Madame. I received this morning letter [+ca] from my friend & townsman Prof. S.F.B. Morse respecting a Collection of valuable unique engravings which are for Sale by Mrs Clark widow of the late E.P. Clark of your City and which collection he recommends to the attention of the Trustees of V.F. College. I Shall lay the Subject next week before our Exe Committee and write you the results of their deliberation immediately thereafter I am dear Madame Yours very respectfully Novbr 23d 1863 Revd. E. L. Magoon D D Chairman of the Committee of the Art Gallery of V. F. College My dear friend! Enclosed you will find letters received from Miss Anne S. Toffey Cambridge by Prof. S.F.B. Morse respecting a Catalogue of valuable Unique Engravings now for Sale by the widow of the late E.P. Clark and which Collection as you will perceive the owner is anxious to be purchased and placed in the V.F.C: The Executive Committee regarding the matter as properly 73 belonging to the Committee on Art and as you are the honbl. Chairman with propriety, they have authorized me to say and especially in view of your high taste and culture in these matters, that you visit Cambridge, examine the Collection and learn what Specimens of these find engravings would be important for the College to possess, if any, and what price they can be obtained at private sale. Your expenses [+ca] will be paid by the Exe: Committee I am dear Sir Yours truly M V. P.S. Since writing the above I have again called the attention of our Executive Committee to the Collection of Engravings [+ca] of E F. Clark and they wish me to inform you, that if you can possibly make it convenient to come to Poughkeepsie to consult with them further in the matter of purchase and to examine the paintings made by Miss Emma Church last fall as we have this morning had another letter from her with reference to another painting for the College now in process of execution, which she has an opportunity to Sell at an advanced price, and the Committee thinks it would be adviseable to part with it as the Exchange will enhance the price some 50 percent on the Cost. The last picture will cost some $1200 to $1500. Yours truly M V Novbr 23d 1863 Miss Anne S. Toffey Cambridge Dear Madame. Referring to my letter of the 17th Current I have this day laid before the Exe Committee of V.F: College your Several documents relating to the Catalogue of Engravings of the late E.P. Clark and in pursuance of which they have instructed me to write to the Revd. E.L. Magoon, Albany, Chairman of the Committee on Arts of V.F.C: to visit your 74 City with reference to an examination of Said Collections & upon the result of Such examinations the Exe. Committee will be governed accordingly and determine what they will do in the premises. immediately thereupone I remain Dr Madame Yours truly M V. November 28 1863 Revd. E.L. Magoon DD Dear Doctor I have yours of yesterday, quite Spicy and pointed, I dont blame you a bit; I hope you dont me; you have good reasons why you cannot go to Cambridge to look after pictures; this department has workd bad, but do not blame me, as Soon as I could I stopd it, only 2 has come to hand, the other two ordered from Miss Church will not be finished before next fall. At our next meeting of our Board of Trustees I will tell you all about matters. Yours truly, M.V. PS. We have just received another letter from Miss [Toffey] informing us that the Catalogue of prints are Sold for $9,000 So it was well you did not go. December 15th 1863 My dear Miss Church care of Treeborn & Co Bankers Rome. Delays are not always disappointments, they often inure to our benefits, whether the delay of my answer to your Kind favor of the 27 Octbr will prove true in this case, time will determine. Soon after the receipt of your last I took the earliest opportunity to lay it before our Ex: Committee, but without their taking any action thereon the fact is, this matter of buying pictures has given me some trouble. I will briefly state them. When Prof. Jewett was in England and Rome in the Summer of 62 he wrote to me not as Chairman of the Ex: Com of V.F.C, but personally avoiding all acts that more 75 properly belongd to the Committee on Fine Arts which is composed of Prof. S.F.B. Morse, Benson J. Lossing (Historian) E.L. Magoon DD, Honbl. Ino Thompson and Ino Guy Vassar, and in as much as the Chairman of that Committee had not been advised or consulted, a little feeling of jealousy was created, So much so, as one or two of them have since declined to co=operate and they have not Seen your first pencillings & a fine Engraving now in my possession bought by Mr Jewett. Seeing this matter hangs five and unwilling to widen the breach I informed the Board of Trustees yesterday that to remove all trouble, I would take the picture now in process of execution (: Foligno) off your hands and present it to the College gratis Sooner than to have any further trouble or feeling upon it. The whole matter now stands between us, you and me, and therefore I wish (especially as you have an opportunity to dispose of it to other parties) to inform me at once the lowest price for it, framed in a neat plain manner, boxd, packed and delivered onboard of any Packet bound to N.Y City at your convenience after its completion and render me bills of lading that I may insure [+ca]. This course I have adopted, first to save all further murmerings and Secondly to give an opportunity to indorse my prudence in Selecting an artist who I believe will do us the highest Credit to the profession of our Countrys women abroad. Therefore Should you be Successfull in the celebrated work of the worlds great master Raphael Foligno it will releave me from no little unpleasant feelings but immortalize your name in the estimates of every lover of the art who may visit V.F. College for years to come. You will now understand that the immortal Foligno is executed on my account consulting your own convenience as to time for its execution, applying the College funds now in your hands on it account and the balance will be promptly paid on its delivery aforesaid [+ca] at Leghorn or any other port of embarkation you may Select Yours respectfully PS. The fourth picture you propose to paint for the College must of course depend upon circumstances, that is, how acceptable the 3d proves. 76 22 Decbr 1863 Rev. E. L. Magoon DD My dear friend Our Secretary Mr. Swan has this moment showd me your letter of yesterday to the Trustees of V.F. College purporting to resign your position in their Board, with accompanied reasons therefore, all of which have weighed deeply on my mind, and I could not rest untill you had been seen on the Subject & that before laying it before our Exe: Committee in the hopes that you will reconsider this matter and consent to retain your place in the Board. I would come up myself but my health do not permit & therefore Mr. Swan goes up to morrow morning to see you. If there is any thing outside of the doings of the Exe: Committee that has induced to this proceeding on our part, do my dear friend inform me, if not, and only as you remark to enable you to lay aside all wordly engrossment, that you may devote your life more to the cause of truth & righteousness, then I would beg to remark, what medium is there on earth more directly effectual than the early training of children thro the moral and religious influences that will be inculcated in the College as I stated in my address at the meeting of the Trustees 1861, besides, your resignation will be taken advantage of by numerous fem al Educational Rivals and turnd to our special disadvantage both here and in other places. I pray therefore my dear friend do re=consider this matter and remain in our Board, I cannot consent to part with you. Do write me, but dont resign Yours very truly December 24 1863 My dear Miss Church Since I last wrote our John G. Vassar one of the Committee on Fine Arts will Sail on Saturday or Monday for Europe and I have requested him to take Rome on his Route and call upon you, not that I have any Special message to 77 send by him but to make your nearer and Special acquaintance, and thus be as the modern Spiritualist say in direct Communication with our invisible friend. You can not imagine how anxious I am that the picture (the Foligno) now in process of execution Should prove a great success. There is so many speculations and wide spread interest in our Country respecting the great productions of the several Schools and artists, that I feel an intense desire that your penciling Should prove a model. There has been a little disorder in our Committee on Fine Arts originating from trifling circumstances, but widening into a breach, followed by the resignation of the Chairman of the Committee Doctor Magoon, but I hope he will yet retain his Seat. The attention of this Committee has been recently called to examine a Collection of choice Engravings with Some interesting drawings in Water Colors [+ca], the property of the late E. P. Clark of Boston, valued at some $9,000, perhaps the largest in America, but before our Committee on Fine Arts could get together, (some being absent from home) the whole Catalogue was Sold at about that Sum to a gentleman of great wealth in Boston. A Gentleman here has called our attention to a Collections of original drawings & Engravings belonging to the Estate of the Duke of Caisano at Naples valued at some 12,000 ducats containing 1268 drawings original by the Old masters and 26000 Engravings of all times, illustrating the history & progress of that art, being the best engravings by the first masters of that art, all of which can be had for perhaps 8 to 10,000 ducats, but this collection is much greater than the College need & unless it could be purchased & divided with some other parties, we shall give no attention to it. I regret that some of our Committee on Fine Art are absent from the City for I wanted to say something in this letter about your two pictures received. We are now about in the midst of Holliday Seasons, which reminds me to join in the usual compliments with a long & useful life. I remain dear Miss Church. Your very truly 78 December 30th 1863 Revd E. L. Magoon DD Albany My very dear friend If you only knew how anxious I am to learn your final decision in the matter of retaining your position in the board of Trustees in the V. FC I Know you would not consider this letter an intrusion on your valuable time. The more I have reflected upon your proposed resignation, the more I am convinced it will operate to the Serious disadvantage of our enterprize. We have among us many good sort of people that are often Shrugging up the Shoulders accompanied with significant gestures as to the final Success of the College enterprize and whom in the event of a failure would not Sob aloud with regrets or griefs Oh for humanity poor humanity, but it is just here as elsewhere, we are not worse (tho I say it with some reluctance) than those on whom the Town of Sileam fell, Do my dear friend think twice before you act once and if be possibly consistent with your other relations of duty retain your position in the Board [+c]. Wishing you & yours the best compliments of the Season I remain dear Sir Yours truly Tuesday Morning January 3rd 1864 Rev E. L. Magoon DD My very Kind friend In answer to your valued letter of 12 pages written on New Years morning, I am sincerely & heartily glad to notice that the day dawned upon you so cheerfully and auspiciously that all the world was left behind and passing thought to me by acknowledging my letter [+ca] however much I felt my need of your friendly advise, I could hardly amist all your Pastoral and social studies at this festival season expect a reply. You have however favored me, and of such a length and character that commends both your patience, generosity and goodness. Its fullness and depth of illucidations in the matter of our gallery 79 of fine Arts, abounds with important Suggestions and instructions in the making up of that department, and it was for this very reason that I felt and expressed that there was wanting in our Board the right man for that place, and for that reason urged you to retain your position, your artistic taste and capacity for illu=strating and developing those sciences by appropriate embellishment in the Gallery of Arts in V.F College, and it was Specialy the wish of the Founder that its walls and portfolios should be adorned with the most significant expressive & instructive educating forces of those materials, as I have allways believed that if Man delights in the natural material works of his maker they will greatly aid his moral and spiritual Culture, and thus Look up from nature to natures God, and for that reason (as you justly observe) We want a Gallery of diversified actualities in artistic Elegance [+ca], to illustrate the loftiest principle and refine the heart. Now my dear friend tell me how to do this thing best [?] I am not connoisseur myself, nor do I Know of any one in our honbl. board besides yourself that can, but how can I expect you to leave your sacred and gracious calling to serve tables but Some one must, our President cheerfully would, but like myself has not the Capacity or he would not have ordered from our undistinguished american artist four pencillings of so large a Size at so great cost to adorn the walls of V.F.C: had their cost been laid out in Several original copies (as you suggest) by different celebrated artists on different Subjects it would perhaps not been amiss _ however let this now pass__ I have assumed the two other pictures now in process of execution So the Trustees Shall not complain. We think of holding the February meeting, alltho there is no special business save the examination of the revised plain or document of Organization & which could be without material disadvantage deferred to our June Meeting. I wish my health would allow me to come up to Albany to see you which I want to very much but I am troubled with Such constant vertigo or dizziness I cannot, I am now 80 writing these lines aside of my couch in my own domicil as I cannot go to the Office, nor have I been for several days, you will please therefore to excuse this hasten written sheet, also ink it have been frozen Will you not allow your letter thrown into a different form as you may prefer to be read as your report at our next meeting of Trustees. If you will, it will gratify me, and may if you wish be regarded as at my Suggestion. If it is possible for me to come up the last of this or the early part of next week I will, therefore please to inform me what days you are mostly at leasure. With my warmest regards to you & yours I remain Truly yours [+ca] January 15th 1864 E.L. Magoon DD My dear friend. Since our short and pleasant interview at your domicil on Wednesday I have been exercising my thoughts on the Suggestions you then made as to the manner of making up our Gallery of Art, convinced as I am, if properly and artisticly arrange will do more or at least as much as any other appropriation to the College in Securing a favorable public estimation of the Institution and therefore as you justly remarked its Special purpose Should be to elevate and involve the minds of the pupils with the most refined and perfect specimens illustrating that Science, I do not now speak of its advantages in its moral bearings; which by so doing would extend these remarks beyond my present purpose Suffice to say I want our College to possess your Collections, but as that is a matter that more especially belong to the Committee in that department I shall wave further considerations upon it till their next meeting. I was out to the College Buildings yesterday. The principal room is the Library apartment, - is there any method of hanging pictures around its walls than the manner you have adopted, viz. to avoid the least mutilation of the walls. After our separation yesterday, I could not help thinking what a narrow escape you had from fire within the short space of another hour all would been ended in a mass of ruins how great issues hangs in a thread of time, Such are the chances of life, we only exist by moments, the next perhaps we are in eternity 81 Why cannot man fully apprehend the thought, to be or not to be thats the Question. Our Presidents left home yesterday noon for N. York to me by appointment some gentlemen whom are applicants in the professional department of music Jewett regards this department as very important branch of instruction, both for the reputations and [pecuniary] advantages of the College. We have some 30 defined Pianoforte rooms for practice, converging halls or passage ways to the platform of the great audience room which will seat some 1000 or more persons. There was one topic which I had not time to consult you upon viz. The policy of a permanent stated Chaplainsship or the duties of that office to be self imposed by the different religious instruction in the Institution There has been much discussion in this to avoid the imputation of sectarians, on the other we must take care not to incline too far from the true Catholic evangelical Sentiments and practice. It is therefore by this middle course we hope to demonstrate to the public that V.F.C. is the peoples College, and whatever difference there may be in creeds there is not any in the great fundamental truth of the precious bible, without note or comment special religious views of doctrines - should I insist upon there adoption by others who may differ with me but I leave the further discussions of this till we next meet I reported our visit to your house to Prof. Jewett and my Nephew W V F who will call and see you and your collections soon. I remain Yours truly 82 Copy of letter to a intimate friend written in July 1862 My dear friend Your esteemed favor of the 29th and 31st Ullo, the latter confidential were duly received, and it gives me much pleasure not only to read them but to answer them, I must however do so as briefly as possible as I wish you to be possessed of my views in the important Suggestions made to me in the latter as soon as possible in order to relieve your mind. Allow me then to remark that it is the first intimation that I have had of the intention of the Board of Trustees making any appointments of Officers in the V.F.C. at their meeting and if any Such purposes are contemplated I shall oppose it on the ground of premature policy, and more especially in the absence of our President, I think you may discuss your fears at once in that matter, besides when the proper time come to fill the respective official departments there will likely be a Council appointed to confer with the President whose duty it will be to recommend or nominate to the Board Suitable persons for the respective departments, I have long since formed my opinion as to the Kind and qualifications of men and things, their fitness for posts and places, and while the hoary head is often the seal of wisdom, it is not allways the vehicle of a great mental action, it cannot give that inspiration to the youthfull mind as those in nearer affinity of years. It takes Young America to advance to the [pioner] of progression, the fathers to hold on to the old homestead, and this rule applies to every principle of human pursuits & actions. There must not be, and there will not be with my consent a nursery opened in V.F. C. for mere Sincecures; influences are constantly working to this end in the Church, State and public institutions of our Country. Nothing is so destructive to my Bee-Apiary at Springside as the confounded old Drones bees, they neither gather hony themselves, nor let those that would be busy, work. I make no special application of this idea to any person but only as a general principle. I set out with no favoritism as such in the beginning of our enterprize and intend if God spare my life to carry it out. 83 I wish our Institution to be free from Such biases as we propose to have it free from Sectarian or family biases; whatever is for the best good of our Institution be the Motto for all time. I have now covered one side of my sheet and must look it over to see what I have written for my thoughts go as Swift as a mill race, and leaves about as much impression on the memory as the flowing waters on the Sides of the conduct. The first thing that now arrest my attention in your note to be noted is the compliments passed respecting my mental vigor [+ca]; did I not believe you to me my true friend I would take it to be simple bombast. I shall try to heed your admonition not to weary myself too much about the College altho you have set me a severe task, it is so sterotyped upon my brain, I can think of nothing else. Day before yesterday I took my daily round (with our old friend & townsman Late from now 19 years absent) [+ca] [+ca] January 19th 1864 Professor M B. Anderson I.I.D My dear friend It is told of one just from the Emerald Isl that some dock sharper sold him an Owl for a parrot; in passing to his Boarding house a gentleman enquired of [Pat] what he had there, a Parrot your honor, well can he talk much, not yet your honor, but he will shortly be after it, for he Keeps up a good deal of thinking. Now I am much in the same predicament as the Irishmans parrot with large glossy eyes waiting for twi=light to set in so that i can see for I have been so long surrounded with the brilliancy of professional acumen, that I have almost lost all my common sense. Now that our College Edifice is drawing near to completion, and Out Buildings & Ornamental grounds finished up or at least will be by the ensuing fall, the subject of furnishing & opening the College begins to engross our attention. We possibly could by strong pressure of our mental & physical muscles get prepared to fix the day on the 1st September next, but this must 84 be accomplished by stirring & active efforts and at the Sacrifice of 30 toc40 percent advance for war prices on all its interior equipments, bed & bedding, furniture, Kitchen & culinary appendages. The question therefore to determine is Shall we go on regardless of difference in values between peace & war times or wait quietly a year or two for the suppression of the rebellion & return of Specie Currency. True our assets (some of them are inflated by this paper currency & will go down on the return of peace but not equal to the amount of other Kind values. Our College assets will not average an interest of 7 [PC.] pr Annum. Would it be wise therefore to take the last eggs out of their nest & put them into brick, Stone& Mortar. Prof Jewett is rather a Young American he is for going ahead, our Executive Committee are for going slow, Sure & strong, not for one day only, but for generations after us, that is, lay our foundation So deep that it will endure for ages, not Kill the Goose for Sake of her golden egg. I suppose you have been informed by Prof Jewett of our contemplated meeting next month with its business objects, the chief of which will be the adoption of his plan of Organization and perhaps there may be Some attempts at official appointments, Well, are you prepared to meet this question, I shall oppose all appointments that involve Out=goes too early, and I am not so Sure but Some other system can be. adopted whereby fixed emoluments to Professors & others may be substituted for working sliding scale, it is much more easy to follow in the wake of old customs, than to strike out new ones. The present age has unfolded if not new things, a new way of doing old ones. Once the old Stage coach had its rule of Fares regulated according to the distance travelled, now the modern Omnibusses regards not space but fix the fares long or short at one price. The modern Hotel charges for what you order not for what you eat and House is furnished by the owner with all its equipments to the Landlord, and he sails the ship, how would such plan work for our College, The Trustees furnish & rent the Buildings & appurtenances to one, two or more Professors or Educators at a certain perCentage on each pupil, over a minimum number. I have not freed the rule but it should necessarily be on a Sliding scale, On this principle also the Educational department may be based, Similar to the present 85 University plan, impart to the pupils what learning they are able to pay for & give them diplomas for what they have learnt. The birth is the age is rapidly throwing aside old forms & customs and adapting systems more in harmony with the genius of the American people, but I have wrote enough to tire you I fear, allow me just to say that I have read your articles in the Examiner on the Condition of english Society [+ca] with much interest and shall preserve them to read over again at another day Hoping to see you at or before the February meeting I remain Yours [+ca] PS. I have thrown out the above hints on the College Organization, Professors [+ca] at random because I know you to be well posted on these subjects and may have learnt something during your late tour in Europe. When you come to the February meeting, please to make my domicil your quarters for the time being. If you take the H. River [Cars] on Monday I will meet you at the depot at any hour you name to arrive. I expect or at least shall invite Dr. Magoon to be our guest on that occasione. Yours [+ca] Poughkeepsie January 25th 1864 My dear Mrs. Hale I am in receipt of your Kind & valued note President Jewett of the 19th Current and have read over and given your suggestions the most profound consideration. At the incipient stage of the contemplated Scheme (Vassar F.College) before [lisping] the idea to any mortal, I first conferred with my friend Prof. Jewett whom had been extensively engaged at the South in the Education of Ladies, and from whom I not only received a full indorsement of my views, but he largely contributed to aid me in its further development & thus resulted in my poor endeavours to do what I intimated at my brief opening address at the 86 February meeting 61. I only add that our Executive Committee has authorized the publication of the article in the January Number of your Ladys Book that is, our secular paper has solicited the permission thus Signifying the interest they take in the view of the article by republishing it at their own Cost. The Subject of Women Professors & teachers is more fairly before our Trustees, who at their Meeting 23rd [proximo] will report their views, and decide if it can be safely adopted in our College at the opening. The only question that can possibly arise, is whether we can obtain prominent distinguished Ladies instructors to fill the Several chairs. Miss Maria Mitchell of Nantucket had been named by a gentleman of our Board of Trustees as Professor of Astronomy, but the planing & Erection of the Observatory having been under the Superintendance of Professor Farrar late of Elmira Female College N.Y, it is thought that the chair may be offered to him Yours very truly & respectfully January 28th 1864 Prof. M. B Anderson I.I.D My dear friend. I am in receipt of your very kind and valued letter of the 25th inst: and I scarcely Know which most to approve your sensible views upon the propriety of opening the College when the buildings is finished, or wait untill our terrible rebellion is substantially put down. What we would gain on the one hand as you justly observe, we might loose on the other, but I shall use my endeavours to push forwards the structure of the College Building & appendages as fast as possible avoiding extraordinary outlays. It is one thing to do these things well looking to the future durability and another thing doing them imperfectly. It is a massive Structure of masonry, all inside partitions walls solid brick work, and will take at least one Summer to thoroughly Season the whole: Thus far have allowed no fires inside the building, the walls are drying gradually, but still there is a cold dampness which it will take all of a Summer to remove. If in case we should open the College before it was 87 thoroughly dry and extraordinary cases of Sickness happen to the inmates, it would be at once ascribed to the location, especially by those who generally wish to look on the wrong Side of competitors doings. It is true we could hasten the drying of the interior walls by our Stream heating apparatus which we have decided upon with the gass works to be placed in a separate building 200 feet from the main and 75 below the foundation of the walls. These buildings will be located on the rear in line with the Astronomical Observatory now under construction I am glad to hear that your judgment indorses the wisdom of my course in the matter of completing the Structure [+ca] at once, when that is done, we shall not be troubled with workmen & others on the premises & thus avoid I think both expense and annoyances. Our Executive Committee are now making out a Schedule of Furnitures that is wanted with other equipments [+ca], including the Professors houses which by the bye the latter admits consideration whether the College had better furnish those apartments & familys, and if Widows Ladies Teachers Some may be thus situated also they may not all be Single Women. This is a question (: furniture) of some importance 1st The owner would allways take better care of their own property than other peoples 2nd There might be some objection to the lugging of Furniture to and from into the building in case of removal to say nothing of its fitness, cleanliness [+ca] [+ca]. 3rd It (: if furnished by the College) would somewhat reduce the annual pay of the respective chairs. You Know our first plan was to build Separate houses for the Professors on the College grounds, leaving only the officer President & family in the building but I will not enlarge as I hope to have the pleasure of meeting you so very soon and at my own domicil. I only add that in a conversation with Prof. Jewett the other day I believe he is half persuaded to have all female Professorships & teacher if they are to be had of a high order. Let us all deliberate well upon this point, I regard it as a very important consideration I send you p mail a Sheet containing an article from the Ladies 88 Booke January number, read it & let me know what you think of it. Yours truly PS. Call on your way on Monday 22d February upon Dr. Magoon and take a look at his Collections of fine Arts, then you & him take the Cars at 3PM. and on your arrival at 6 oclock take a Hack at Depot and come up quickly to my house. February 2d 1864 Honbl. Henry [Barnarde] Dear Sir It is a long time since I had the pleasure of exchange of letters with you but I have not the less often had you in my thoughts, and now as our College Edifice is drawing near to completion we are busying ourselves upon the plan of its Organization, official appointees [+ca] [+ca] .. It is not allways the best results are obtained from past things and practice, yet it one takes a step forward they are usually denounced as visionary, humbugs [+ca]. Some 30 years ago ( I will not now State the causes) I was led to idea that as woman had received from her Creator the Same intellectual constitution as man she had the same right to all its advantages. Now with a Single purpose more fully to illustrate that idea we want to begin our College with Female Professors & teachers if they can be had in America fitly qualified, except in a few departments, and it would give me great pleasure to Know your opinion on the Subject before the meeting of the Board of Trustees on the 23d Inst:. If it is not taxing your valuable time too much I should be very glad to hear from you. I remain Dear Sir M V. PS. There is a diversity of opinion in our Board of Trustees on this question and it causing no little discussion. With your permission would lay your reply to this letter before them. M V. 89 February 4th 1864 Dr. R: A: Fisher Dear Sir, Your letter of the 9 December at Paris addressed to President Jewett was handed to me a day or two since, and agreable to your wishes laid the same before our Executive Committee, when in their Session on Monday last authorized their Treasurer M. Vassar Jr to remit you by the first mail to the care of Messr. Monroe & Co. Paris a bill of Credit in the Sum of Five Hundred Dollars, that is, to place you in funds consent in Paris that amount, and this purpose will be effected by the Steamer leaving New York on Saturday and hope it will come to hand safe and in good season. I was with no Small difficulty the Board consented to make the loss on the Exchange, nevertheless having the largest confidence in your wisdom & personally Superintendance in this matter, they waived further questions feeling assured it will result to the positive benefit of the College, of course it is a rare opportunity to have their Professor abroad to make such purchases & should not misimprove it. Exchange is now 170 and probably will not be less untill our terrible rebellion is put down, which to day looks rather ominous as the rebels are making large preparation for a Spring Campaign so also with the Union Authority. President Lincoln has just call.d for another draft of 500,000 men, which added to the forces now in the field will make up an army of some 8 to 900,000. Our College Edifice is progressing finely, it will be ready to open by next fall I hope Wishing you Gods highest blessings & safe return I remain Yours truly PS. The Committee wishes me to say that they cannot especially direct you in the way of spending this Sum remitted & therefore it must rest upon your own discretion in purchasing no further than in articles entirely indispensable which may not be had in this country 90 February 6th 1864 Revd Chs A Raymond My dear Sir I am very busy just now in writing out what I want to say to our Board of Trustees of the annual meeting of the 23 proximo and in so doing I shall try to embody Such thoughts and ideas as will best convey my original idea on the education of woman and for which I especially gave the endowment of $408,000 for the building of the College, ignoring as much of the old Systems of instruction as I deemed wrong and intriducing Such new ones as I believed to be right and that plan is substantially akin to the one which we often talk over and which you wrote me So copiously about while Professor Jewett was in Europe in 1862, and which I stated more or less in my correspondence with him in his absence abroad. Some time after Prof. Jewett returned home he requested the use of these (his letter to me) letters a little while to refresh his memory & I loaned them to him which together with mine to him he says he burnt up, therefore I have not a scrap of any correspondence with Prof. J: during his professional tour to Europe in 1862. I have since much regretted this Circumstance as I want them occasionally for reference. With regard to Teacher, Instructors [+ca] and the System of Education I am of the same mind as I were Some 20 years ago viz Woman to educate her Sex. First the Mother, then a Female Teacher, and then the System allways to be the most Simple, comprehensive and least expensive. I then knew nothing or next to nothing about Colleges or Universitys, as I had never studied them, nor had I ever went to either for instruction all I wanted as the best that is the most direct and effectual way to elevate woman in the highest sphere of such Knowledge as God and nature has designed her, and after receiving your Several letters in 62 on this Subject they enlightened my mind Still further and it was by these combinations of Ideas that finally resulted in the adoption of them. Prof Jewett however differed from me and has to this day alltho I really think his mind has underwent a change. The Subject of Organization is near fairly up & will be laid before the Trustees 23 Inst. & will write you the result Yours truly 91 Poughkeepsie February 6th 1864 Professor M R. Anderson L L D Dear Sir. Allow me to occupy a moment of your time, merely to say that I am preparing my address to be read at the next meeting of the Board of Trustees, which address will fully define my views in regard to the Education of woman, embracing in its policy Woman as Educator of Woman, I may have some difficulty at first in finding competent Educators Then as to the System to be adopted in the Organization whether we shall strictly adhere to the University plan or modify it in some way to Suit our Speciality. Jewett goes the old College System with some Slight modifications but I believe will yield something further for the sake of harmony. If you come to my house the evening before the Meeting I will read over to you my address embracing my views [+ca] Yours truly February 26th 1864 Miss Sarah J. Hale Dear Madame Your favor of the 19th Current came duly to hand, but at a moment when I was intensely engaged in preparing for a Special adjourned meeting of the Board of Trustees to review the plan of Organization [+ca] of the College previously submitted to them, one of which I believe I sent you. This meeting was fully attended, much discussion on various topics transpired, and especially as regards the System of instruction & the professional appointees of the College thus far my views in long Unison with yours in favor of Ladies teachers has gained ground, and I am encouraged to believe, that if competent females can be obtained, every one of them will be filled by that Sex, and if not at the opening will soon thereafter. As soon as they can be printed will send you my address to the Board and that of Doctor Magoon, Chairman on the Committee of Art on the influence of the fine Arts upon Society. Our Board is composed of men of various talents most happily divided to promote the material & litterary advancement of the Institution, Such a combination of talent is rarely to be found in any Board. 92 Your wishes in the matter of change in the College name was fully discussed. B. J. Lossing and several others strenuously advocating its adoption and others opposing the most ifficient of these latter were Dr Bishop of NY. Dr Anderson of Rochester & Dr Raymond of Brooklyn. The final question of its adoption however was deferred until the regular annual meeting in June. It was resolved that the utmost exertion be made to open the College in Septr next, therefore if you Should in the intermediate time hear of any distinguished Ladies highly qualified to fill either of the Chairs, please to inform me. The Success of all true progress is earnestness, ability & perseverance with moderation. Men long wedded to old customs will reluctantly consent to change their opinions, altho fully convinced of their wrong, I therefore have advised to begin our College with only a portion of the chairs occupied by Ladies teachers, Ultimately we can make them for ourselves. I do not think our President heartily in favor of your idea of either altering the name of the College or adopting the policy of Ladies Professor = ship in general. I believe I informed you of having caused to be printed a number of Copies of your Sons article on that Subject. The idea is now fully before the public. We hope to develop it more largely. With much respect Yours [+ca] March 11th 1864 Mrs. Sarah J. Hale Dear Madame I send you by this days mail an abstract of my address delivered at an adjourned meeting of the Board of Trustees of V. F. College on the 23d Ultimo. As you have heretofore expressed your Kind Sentiment to me & my Enterprize and also thro the public Journal favoring the advancement of womans Social natural rights in the departments of Knowledge, and of her fitness and adaptation to promote the culture of her own Sex, I take the liberty of sending you the above and if you think it worthy to give it a place in your valuable Journal (Ladys Book) so that it may be more [extensibely] read by the 93 Ladies of our Country, than if published in other Secular Journals Hoping this will find you in health [+ca] I remain Yours truly March 23d 1864 Mrs. Sarah J. Hale My dear Mrs. Hale Yours of the 19th Current have just reached me, and as heretofore I do always value every article from your pen, not perhaps because they abound with vigorous Sentiments or furnished Sentences but because of their truthfulness, besides I feel happy to have one by my side whose idea is that Womans mental powers in this world are unappreciated or, if appreciated, Custom has prevented her from employing them. It is the idea that has given rise to much discussion between President Jewett and myself, he was willing to grant to me all my claim in this particular if I left him a majority of male Professors in the College, while I desired, and have Since demanded that every chair possible shall be filled by Women, and now I might as well say in this connection that by pressing this idea upon him that Vassar College shall be a College for Women, and not men in all its departments with some other matters (which I will not trouble you with ) may possibly lead to the Selection of some other person to fill that chair, however as you regard me the true friend of Women and I am desirous to avoid any convulsion in our Board, further action will be delayd until the meeting on the 28th June. My desire is now and always has been to make our College, not only a College to educate Women, but a College of instruction by women. Will you my dear Mrs. Hale continue to Support me in these views. I have already written Miss Maria Mitchell (thro a friend) and hope we may agree upon her as Professor of Astronomy. A letter from her this day encourages me to hope Success. I shall take an early opportunity to See Mrs. L. A Cuddelby or write to her and inform her of your friendship and 94 of my desire to avail myself of any Suggestion She may make. Dr. Jewett to whom you wrote on the Subject has not mentioned her name to me. With regard to the Chaplancy & chair of moral philosophy [+ca]. D. J. wanted these filled with Baptist, but while I was a Baptist by birthe, my father & mother Baptists by profession, have attended Baptist Church for over 60 years, was a Baptist in principle, built a Baptist Edifice in 1840 in the City of my own cost of $25000 and gave to the Society and from that time down to this very hour contributed annually 3 to 500 $ pr year for the Support of a Baptist ministry [+ca], yet I hold all Christians alike and thus wish to carry out the principle that all who truly love our Lord Jesus Christ and do his Will are brethren, outward forms of Religion are but aids, vitality or eternal life begins & end within the heart and not the head we must be born again. So much for my Sectarianisme I remain dear Mrs. Hale Yours [+ca] March 23d 1864 Mrs. L. A. Cuddelby School of Design, Coopers Institute NY. Dear Madame Your name has been credibly brought to my notice thro Mrs. Hale of Philadelphia as a Suitable Lady to take the Professorship of Reading, Elocution, Botany, Gymnastics [+ca] [+ca] in Vassar Female College whose authority and rank would be next to the President, and as our Board of Trustees are now receiving applications from different Sources to fill up these chairs, I have by the request of Mrs. H presumed to address you merely in the incipient Stage of the Organization, to be informed by you, what may be your pleasure or views in relation to this matter Yours respectfully 95 March 31s 1864 My dear Mrs. Hale Your valued letter with enclosure proof of an on Vassar College & its Organization for the Next No of your Ladys Book is received and I would thankfully return my best acknowledgment for them. Nothing Special has transpired in our College matters Since my last. By the Same mail with your letter I received one from your friend Mrs. Cuddelby in answer to mine of a previous date, in which she thanks me for the proposition made to her but says My position as Principal of the School of Design is so consonant to my taste, and I may say without vanity has been So Successful that only a decided increase of Salary would tempt me to leave it [+ca]. I shall thus let the Subject of her engagement rest till the meeting of the Trustees in June. You ask me to allow Dr. Jewett to see the proof which I will do the earliest opportunity, but Dr. Jewett has not shown me the Copy of your Sons letter, the fact is he and myself do not entirely harmonize on this subject, Having an appointment this morning, must be my apology for the brevety of this College Yours very truly April 2d 1864 Dear Mrs Cuddelby Your note of the 30th Ultimo came duly to hand and I wish it were in my power to communicate further information concerning our Institution. We are just now in the formative stage of existence. The Organization plan Submitted by Prof Jewett at the Trustee meeting in February last elicited much discussion and resulted in its entire rejectment and referred to a Special Committee to report thereon on the 28th June proximo. Our Trustees are Somewhat divided in Opinion, Some are for the adoption of the regular College Curriculum course of instruction, others are for classifying into Schools or branches of Study. 96 circumstances of life might require, but in no case would a pupil be admitted to the College less than One year, the whole College course being four years, but always giving Diplomas for the branches of Studies respectively acquired or attained Workmen are now engaged in fitting up our mineral & Geological Cabinets costing some $10,000 all told. If agreeable would be pleased to hear from you at any time between this & the June meeting. I remain respectfully, April 30th 1864 My dear Mrs. Hale Yours of the 31 Ulto. is received and my apology for omitting to remark in any former letters on the Subject of the Faculty being all Ladies, was for the very reason that I was apprehensive that the Trustees would not all of them yield to the Suggestion, nor were I sure that it would be fully Sustained if they did by public opinion, but throwing out my idea in advance and working up to it prospectively would cause less friction or opposition. So also with regard to the change of name or title of the College which would require Legislative authority or permission which I approve, So that when the time comes for me to donate a further Sum to the Institution I shall make this point (with some other matters) a condition of the Gift, which will exert an influence in the change, and thus meet out your views & mine. Whatever remarks therefore you may think proper to make in this matter in your next number of the Ladys book I hope you will do so in accordance with these views but upon your own authority, as I do not wish in this Stage of the Enterprize to be fully committed for policys Sake. I wrote Mrs. Cuddelby & received an answer and at her solicita = tion of being further informed on the plan of Organization [+ca] wrote her again to day. I will Send your Son H. Hale Esq my address this afternoon Yours truly 97 April 27th 1864 Rev. Henry Ward Beecher Altho I have not the pleasure of your personal acquaintance, I venture to address you without further apology. A vacancy has recently occurred in our Board of Trustees in the Vassar Female College by the resignation of President Jewett; for particulars I beg leave to refer to our mutual friend Prof Ino [H] Raymond L L D, and it being desirable to fill the vacancy speedily to avoid conflicting opinions by delay, I am prompted after consultation with Several members of the Board to solicite you to accept the nomination as Trustee, and if I receive your favorable answer by the 29th Inst: by Mi Raymond (at which time a meeting will be held to fill the Chair of Presidency) I will propose your name. I need not assure you that your acceptance would be highly gratifying to the entire Board & the whole community Yours very truly & respectfully, April 27th 1864 Prof Ino H Raymond LLD Dear Sir At my request Mr. Swan Saw you recently in reference to Mr Beecher being placed on the Board of Trustees. It seems that in the meeting in New York yesterday he was compelled in regard to truth & fairness to state what my wishes were & that Some of the gentlemen there present had doubts as to the propriety or desireableness of that appointment. After hearing what took place at that interview I am Still bound to say that it is my strong impression the appointment just now would have a good effect and it is my desire as well as my deliberate judgement that it should be made if Mr. Beecher can be induced to accept it, as I Sincerely trust he may. I have therefore written to him an open letter to this effect which I enclose that you may read & forward it to Mr. Beecher. I am happy in being able to look forward to the certainty of your appointment as President and with Such a flattering 98 unanimity. I wish you moreover to know that I shall look upon your acceptance as a personal favor to me & that I shall feel every assurance that under your guidance this Institution to which everything I hold dear Stands already pledged, will become assured of a most honored success Yours truly & respectfully April 28th 1864 Mrs. Sarah J. Hale Your letter of the 25th Current with enclosures of your Son & family photographs introduces me agreably to your very heart and gratifies me. I receive them as evidences of your good will to me personally & of your approval of my intentions at least, I Shall be glad to know a gentleman who has already ranked himself among the Savants of our land. The Extracts from the Ladys Book for June which you Send place myself not less than our College under obligations to you for your earnest efforts in our behalf. I value greatly these evidences of your intelligent interest for all that concerns the elevation of woman. In my last I had intended to say to you that of the plates I sent you are worthy of that distinction & you will be at the trouble of causing them to be neatly framed & will Send the bills to me I will see that they are met The Extracts from your Sons letter help Sustain me in the views I have already advanced & in the action about to be taken in reference to Dr. Jewett. I greatly regret he should have taken any action in reference to your friend Mrs Cuddelby that does not commend itself to yourself or to her. I was not aware what Steps if any had been taken by him upon that Subject. Your letter to me have left no doubt on my mind that this lady is quite equal to any position She might be willing to assume. But upon this general Subject I have expressed deliberatedly to the College Trustees my personal wishes and the responsibility is thrown upon them to carry them forward now or at Such other time as they may 99 judge best, I am not aware except in a general way to what extent my desires are to be met at the opening of the College. The Committee on that Subject (: Faculty) I understand do intend to make a fair division of appointments between the Sexes. I mean of course of the higher grades, as the lesser positions, I take it for granted, will all be for ladies. In regard to particular appointments my general health & my other duties prevent my giving them the requisite attention to ensure the Success of any applicants upon my own recommendation alone. The most I have hoped to do has been to lay down my own general views & wishes, leaving the question as to whether they are to be immediately carried out and the manner in which they are to be carried out to my coadjutors and to the gentlemen of that Committee. The possible change of Presidency may to some extent affect the question of Professors but to what degree I of course am quite unable to know in advance, outside influences will of necessity have more or less effect and among them none are more likely to be listened to than the valuable publications with which you are associated. I hail discussion as sure to accomplish or aid in accomplishing the best result, be it what it may. Truly yours [+ca] May 20 1864 Henry Ward Beecher Dear Sir I feel gratified & complimented by your acceding to my desire to place your name on our list and to enlist your judgment & Services in behalf of our College as Trustee. I only regret the delay as Mr. Raymonds dispatch did not reach me until after the adjournment of the Board of the Subject would have received our attention at once. Our next meeting is in June next, when it will afford me a high degree of pleasure to name you in connection with the present vacancy. Yours respectfully, 100 May 16th 1864 Emma C. Church Dear Madame I am in receipt of your three letters of Janry 1, 9th & April 22nd. I scarcely Know why the first two have not been answered save that my health allows me but a very limited amount of labor & I find myself overborne every day with those things that press me for immediate accomplishment. I have been in the hope you could see your way clear to forward the Foligno for a Sum less than you have so far named. The first price & the difference of Exchange makes a very large bill before the picture is in hand. But I must leave it with you. Altogether the Subject has been full of annoyances although it is due to you that you stand acquitted entirely it was the part of others to have had an understanding with you so clear that the whole matter might have assumed more of a business character to the eyes of those who have a right to regard it only in that light. Now that the whole Subject has been turned over to me, the time when it will be completed is so near, I trust you will suffer no disadvantage by allowing the payment to rest where it is until the announcement that it is complete & wants my order. By that time moreover I trust that the recent & progressing success of our arms which are almost [maivellnis] may have had an effect upon Exchange as they must have sooner or later. Mr. John G. Vassar has not yet reached Rome but has wintered at Berlin. I am not at all Sure which may his steps may lead him for there. Your assurances as to the Success of your picture gratify me. I trust it may do you great honor. I am disposed to oblige you in every way possible but have no such information as I must Seek in regard to the exhibition of pictures in New York especially those of this size. I think it would be difficult to find the conveniences at [Goupects] even though there were no risks. I will endeavour to inform yourself further on this subject & write you. We shall hope to open the College in October & it would be agreable to me to have the picture in place at that moment. You only can Know when it may be ready for 101 Shipment at Rome. Those arrangements for its transit & Safety I must leave to you & they may be made to suit your own convenience hoping you will communicate with me as may be necessary to keep me fully informed. Miss [Hosmer] is no Stranger in America now nor indeed anywhere where Art is Known. It will be a compliment I shall greatly appreciate to meet her here and I trust she may do me the favor of visiting this City & myself. I am with great regard Yours truly May 19th 1864 My dear Mrs. Hale Your Kind letter of the 14th Current is before me, with enclosures, I thank you for them I was glad President Jewett advised you of his resignation, as it saved me from that painful duty, I might have been led by the way of justification to myself and the College too deeply into the Subject, I prefer to leave the past only to forgive altho I cannot forget an intercepted letter under his signature disclosed his future views & purposes towards me and my immediate Associates, however all has resulted in unanimous harmony in the change of Presidency & things & matters [&] are now going on Smoothly I could not reach the point I desired with Jewett at the head. Doct Raymond has been appointed his Successor & we hope he will accept. Str W. Beecher his friend & advisor has also Kindly offered to serve as Trustee. I notice your remarks about the Engraving of the College & think with you that considering, we shall have a new Print of the College & grounds with Observatory, Gate, Lodge [+ca], it would Scarcely be worth while to go to expense of framing it, especialy as the title may be changed. With your Kind permission I should prefer to retain the Photograph of your Son & his Lady. You will excuse haste. Yours truly 102 June 2d 1864 Prof. John H Raymond L.L.D. Dear Sir In reply to your propositions in regard to your acceptance of the Presidency of Vassar Female College, I beg leave to say that we can accept your terms in all particulars save only that condition requiring me individually to guarantee further pecuniary provision for the College. I cannot persuade myself that it is necessary or proper for me to incur Such extraordinary personal obligations, but we beg that you will reconsider the Subject & conclude to give your invaluable Services to our enterprize without insisting upon that condition. You may be assured that my pledges to appropriate nearly all of the [Sr] residue of my Estate to the College at my death will be faithfully carried out, & that my efforts & means Shall never be lacking during my life time to sustain & promote its best interests in Such manner as will be satisfactory to the Trustees I remain respectfully yours PS. I will here further remark also that the Balance of my Estate after deducting other Legacys & Bequests will not be less than some $200,000 inuring to the College after my decease June 2 1864 Honb W Kelly My dear Sir I thank you for your favorable recommendation of Messr [Mirlrein] & Brothers of yesterdays date, I can heartily unite with you as to their Mechanical Skill having done more or less work for me during their residence in PoKeepsie but perhaps you may not be aware that Mr Starloe has practically abandoned his Contract on the College of which the plumbing was a part, and the Executive Committee is an awkward position they have not the power (under Harloes agreement) to go forward 103 with the work unless he voluntary Surrender it, which he hesitates to do, as that would deprive him of 15 prC drawback reserved in the Ex. Committee hands as a guarantee of his full performance. We have already released him from the Heating at a loss of some 20 to $30,000 and we now think he is in justice bound to complete his Contract. When I have the pleasure of seeing you will explain particulars. In the matter of the Presidency So far as terms are concerned it is not fully settle, but I think it will be soon. Yours truly Revd. E. L. Magoon [Kearrarge] House North [Country] N. H. 8th June My dear Sir Your letter of the 4th Inst: states with Substantial correctness the verbal agreement between us in regard to the purchase of your gallery of art. I am to have from you your entire collection as it is complete Art itself & all matters relating to art descriptive historic & otherwise just as it is in your house as I regard all Such matter printed & otherwise as making the completeness of your collection for my purposes which are illustrative & educational. We need no express contract I rely upon you as a christian man. In regard to payment I wish it delivered first. The Building will not be in such a State as to warrant the placing of these articles any longer before the 1st of August than to enable you to hang them by that date. The payment of $10,000 should therefore be made on that date. The balance we shall not disagree about as you leave the times for future payments much to my convenience. Meanwhile I think you will find much labor in packing & preparing for removal & in arranging them in place here. Besides as to the Catalogue it has occurred to me that for our purposes if you could add to your descriptive catalogue certain general outlines as to the artist himself it would be valuable. You will bear in mind that the most of our pupils will see & hear of Art 104 & Artists for the first time from this Collection & that therefore it is not to be assumed that they are already acquainted with facts quite patent to the world. These suggestions I have no doubt will meet with your entire concurrence & I trust I may hear from you that they do. I hope you may again all you desire during your trip & that you will be sure to be with us at our next meeting of Trustees. Truly yours PS. The Contractor will not give up the building before the 1st August. June 8th 1864 Mrs. Sarah J Hale My dear Madame Your letter of June 6th is under my notice. In regard to Mrs. Cuddleby I can do no more than call the attention of the President & Faculty Committee to her name & credentials in such a manner as will doubtless ensure her the most careful consideration at their hands. I place great reliance upon what you say in her behalf & I need not assure you she will not be overlooked. In regard to Dr Jewett whatever statements may have appeared have not originated with me. Your Estimate of him is not far from the fact but it would be a very long tedious & unwelcome task for me to go over the ground anew. It has been a most unhappy affair and I shall be glad to forget it for I wish him no harm. A recital of facts could only be to his disadvantage as well as renewal of my own pain. He certainly was not the personal friend to me that his conduct in my presence had led me to believe. He had labored deligently to undermine my influence & that of my confidential Committee in the opinions of the Trustees. The Effect proved disastrous only to himself. Dr. Raymond has not yet signified any formal acceptance of the Presidency although I have great hope it will not be long delayed. He has for ten years been at the head of the Polytechnican & Collegiate Institute in Brooklyn, an Institution which he organized 105 & has conducted with the most eminent Success. He was our unanimous choice. He is a clergyman, and a most enlightened & liberal Christian gentleman. He was the Companion of Henry Ward Beecher in his European travels & is his close friend although they belong to different denominations, Mr. Raymond being a Baptist though I am informed not exactly concerning in some of their exclusive practices. My own health is not such as to warrant me in much application to writing although the demand upon my time in that respect Seem to increase. Yours respectfully June 9th 1864 Miss Emma C. Church Dear Madame! Your letter of May 21st has reached me. I had written you May 16th which you will doubtless have received by this time. You now propose that I send you the One half the Cost of the picture which is $600 & also $100 for frame and $100 for getting it boxed & onboard ship at Leghorn. The last charge seems very high. Now as the picture is at Rome one would naturally expect it to be shipped at less Cost at [Civita Vecchia]. But I cannot at this distance direct & must leave the place of shipment, the mode of the vessel with you. I send you with this $800 nett which covers your entire proposition leaving the balances to be arranged & our accounts to be stated in your next letter. You have an amount in your hands to be applied in our final settlement. I will remit you the final balance upon receiving the picture here in good order & am receiving your statement of amounts & comparing it with the figures which our books will show. You will please notify me by what vessel you send the future & enclose the bill of lading at the earliest moment. Our building will hardly be ready to receive the picture with safety before the 1st of October as we have had a variety of hindrances, & the expenses now are enormous. But we are using every exertion to forward the enterprise. I have not been able up to this moment to 106 make any enquiries in regard to placing your work on exhibition in N.Y. There will be time for that before its arrival Within the week past I have purchased the Gallery of Rev. E L. Magoon of Albany to place in the building this is a new donation of $20,000. I wish to make our Art Rooms a decided attraction at once with the hope of course that it may continue to grow in beauty, value & in educational and refining power. In regard to the delivery of the picture onboard vessel & the expenses I wish to refer you to my letter of Decb 15th last in which I assumed the purchase of this picture & which is the basis of the agreement between us I am glad to get the favorable opinions of the persons you mention as to this picture & shall be much gratified to meet Miss Hosmer whenever she shall revisit her native country. I remain Yours truly M.V. P.S. Enclosed please find bill of Exchange for Four Thousand Francs of 1st Tenor from John Monroe & Co. on their house in Paris & payable your order. Will forward 2d Tenor by next mail in event miscarriage of this. June 18th Send 2d bill of Exchange MV First Frcs 4000 N.Y. June 10th 1864 Three days after Sight of this First of Exchange (Second & Third unpaid) pay to the order to Miss Emma C. Church Four thousand Francs value received N 6956 to Mesr John Monroe & Co. Paris John Munroe & Co July 15 1864 Revd E. L. Magoon My dear Sir. Mr. Swan has just returned from your City & inform me that as you understand the Contract for your Gallery of Art with me to be thus, that you are to deliver it at your house & I am to pay for it as follows $10000 Cash 1 August & notes for the balance with interest from the first of August to suit my Convenience, after hearing Mr Swans Statement of your understanding of the transactions I referred to my pocket memorandum Book for the first time Since its entry & find these words viz 107 Friday June 3d 1864 Rode to College with Magoon, Swan, Matthew & Babcock on matters of Library Room & Art Gallery Promised to give Magoon $20,000 for all his complete collections of Art, he is first to send me a Catalogue of them, then if approved I am to pay him $10000 Cash & $10000 yearly payments of $1000 to suit my convenience with Interest after the said Collection is delivered & put up under Magoons Superintendance. This in the Gallery of the V. F. C only Cost of putting up to be at my expense Magoon takes the responsibility of save delivery to the College Swan dined with us today. Truly yours July 22d 1864 Miss Emma C Church My dear Madame Your letter of the 2d inst. Acknowledging the receipt of my draft for 4000 francs is received. I regret any Kind of misapprehension in regard to any details of our matter of Copies & especially as to this last. I hasten to write you now in order that if I am to insure, you should give me the name of the vessel without which it cannot be done. I must beg you to see to it that I am informed at the earliest possible moment what vessel is to bring the pictures to New York. Add the Capts name & when she is to sail if possible but the name of the vessel I must have, send the bill of lading also as early as possible. When the picture is received here & examined you will receive the balance due you promptly as you direct Yours very truly 108 August 5 1864 Rev E. L Magoon DD. Yours of the 3d Inst is before me, and notice your progress in packing the cabinet pictures [+ca]. We hope to have our Art Gallery room ready for their reception by the 20th Current if possible. Alltho delays has occurred by reason of not being able to find competent persons to color the walls in fresco as suggested. Since the relinquishment of our late Contractor of his contract much time has been waisted in closing up details with him, and getting on a fresh Set of hands We are now just beginning to move forward again with the General work We shall be all ready certainly within the present month to arrange the Cabinet in place, and I shall have the first payment in hand on delivery in the College custody in your city as per agreement. We are not being blessed with life living Weather Springside looks like herself again Since the last rains. We have experienced the Severest drought I have known in 40 years. All my ponds & pools of water are dried up [+ca] Yours truly Sept 5th 1864 Wm S. Bird Esq 1 St: Swithins Villas, Magdalen Road Norwich. England Dear Sir I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of August, and perused its contents with interest. You must be fully aware that I left England with my parents when I was but a child, and that I have no knowledge whatsoever of the large family connection that were left behind, neither have I through my long life had any intimation of this far stretched family link, and thus it can not be expected that I at this late period of my life should entertain any claim of relationship of so distant a character I have in the mean time not the least doubt that the Statement you give is fully correct, but your application at this time and under such circumstances as i have placed myself, my fortune and my name 109 shows an ignorance of the facts that necessitates but few remarks to enlighten Your allusion to my endowment to a female College indicates in the mean time tht you are aware of that I am engaged in a benevolent Enterprize, for the completion of which I have pledged my means and my honor, and having provided for all my nearest kindred that have followed me through life, it has for many years been my last cherished wish & hope to leave a memory behind me that could be an honor to my family name. This last act of mine is the result of Industry, Perseverance and Self=reliance and neither kindred nor friends have reached me an assistant hand. The road I have passed is open for all who will mould their character in honorable pursuits by the same means, and I speak this with special reference to the 2 boys you allude to, for neither relations nor influence can realize their future welfare but their own exertions and industry. With regard to the little girl I feel deeply interested and sympathize with all her friends, but the statement I here have given I hope will be conclusive that all applications even from family connections, is, at this advanced period of my life, entirely useless, as I am not in a position to render any service. Had this application been made at an earlier stage of my life, it was not impossible that it would have received all the attention that I hitherto cheerfully rendered under similar circumstances, but for the present it has become my duty to deprive myself of the gratification it would afford me to comply with your request. respectfully yours M V. PS. Since writing the above I have taken another day for consideration of your suggestions in relation to the younger female child. Jessie and as there is a fund appropriate for beneficiaries under certain specialities it may be that she can be entered into the College under those provisions. You will therefore send me her Photograph likeness and a written history of her family in order that the Committee on application for pupilship can determine upon this Special case. Yours 110 PoughKeepsie Sept 30 1864 Rev E. L. Magoon Dear Sir The long Communication without date forwarded by you to me through Mr. Foord has been received & very carefully read. I learn from it that you have Still in your hand a large collection of pictures, illustrations, engravings, [+ca] [+ca], a list of which you furnish at length in your letter & which you strongly recommend should be placed in the Art Gallery of our College. I entirely concur in this view, and it was because I thought so that I have already purchased them of you & given them to the College. I can scarcely believe I read that part of your letter rights which seems to look as if you were expecting another purchase for these articles. If this be so, I shall insist that the College, which now owns the collections you speak of, Shall take measures to secure their property. At present I have only to say that your letter of the 4 June to me, stating to me your understanding of your Contract with me, & mine of June 8th to you, in terms most positive and conclusive, cover all the Catalogue you now mention. Before another step is taken, I beg you will refresh your recollection as to what has passed, both written & verbal, between us in regard to this Subject. In the belief that you are laboring under a wide misapprehension or misrecollection of the facts, I call your earliest attention to them, and remain Yours truly MV. 111 Oct 6th 1864 Rev E.L. Magoon DD My dear Doctor Prefaces to documents or books are seldom read, I therefore make non by the way of introduction to this letter, leaving simple facts in our case to guide & determine the issue. If there is any differences between us they can be adjusted, not by verbal, but written statements. The value of what I bought & you Sold me on the 3d of June last, has nothing to do with the question _ the quantity has; Now what did you sell me? Let your answer to this dated June 4th be in your own language, to wit It is proposed, first, to sell you the collection of Oil paintings at 66 Philip Street, One hundred and twenty five, ore more Secondly the collection of water=color pictures now hanging under the same roof, One hundred mounted under glass and framed. Moreover a large variety of other like works, mounted under glass, and stored in cabinets for want of wall room. Thirdly a great variety of original drawings in Sepia india=ink and other media comprising the aggregate of original art. Fourly, Illuminations, missals, armor, arms, coins ande original antiquities Fifthly, Antiquarian works, printed, and illustrated by numerous engravings on all the great departments of monumental history. Sixthly, A Copious library on art, embracing every form of Aesthetics, or the Science of Beauty. Seventhly, A vast number of Engravings, beginning with the revival of Art, and showing the progress to the press, and the treasures accumulated since. In fine, an unique and unsurpassed exemplification of Christianity illustrated by its monuments and whatever the above might prove to be I gave to the College, and the Executive Com. claim no more. If this last letter does not cover all your Gallery of fine art practically useful in illustrating that Science to pupils in Vassar Female College, then I have no claim to them. No more is asked of you than that which any fair mind would decide to be clearly 112 covered by your written statements & what you have repeatedly expressed to me, to my nephew, to Mr Swan & to the Board of Trustees, and So much you will not hesitate to grant. It would be very unfortunate should this subject fall into other hands as it must inevitably do, unless we can dispose of it upon the board principles which govern men in all the affairs of life. Now in closing allow me to say that So far as I am individually concerned I would drop the Subject here sooner than to have any misunderstanding or differences with one whom I have ever cherished as one of my best friends, and in regard to the interior adornments of the College with Art & Literature of which you were the Suggestive Organ and whose name with the Founder must descend to posterity, never let it be inferred that you have not done all you could or all you agreed to do, to be worthy of a record in its memorials. I remain dear Sir Yours truly Springside Monday Morning Oct 10th 1864 Revd E L Magoon DD My dear Doctor I most solemnly believe what you say in your letter of the 7th Inst. viz My Original proffer was honest [+ca]. I never for a moment doubted it, or though you otherwise capable, but you well know we can be as sincerely wrong, as sincerely right, _the only difference is motive or intention. I believe with all my soul you intended to give me just what you wrote in your letter of the 4th June and still believe it, but your Keeping no memorandum & in the midst of your multiplied and arduous duties escaped your attention. Never _ no never, have I distrusted your fidelity or honest purposes how could I when I knew you were bound up with me in my great work in placing your gems of Art therein, where for ages to come posterity might gaze and commemerate your Reverend name with the Founder of the Institution - and permit me to remark that in all my correspondence with you I have taken no counsel and used no precautions other than were Suggested by mine as a business man, and no one 113 Knows them to my personal Knowledge save my Clerk Mr Schon who takes copy of my letters. With regard to your Suggestions of a further remuneration [+ca] Such as to afford a specific for that case I would respond with an overflowing heart, had not things changed with me since the failure of the College builder Mr Harloe which circumstance may require a further pecuniary advance to complete the work where all of this worlds interest with me is concentrated still fi there is a nitch open when done your suggestion for a family Library will not be forgotten [+ca] You will excuse my brevity my stooping posture after a few minutes writing is attended with vertigo and obliged to desist I remain dear Sir Yours very truly Novbr 7 1864 Miss Mary M Kay Corresponding Secretary Callisophian Society Elmira Female College Your communication informing me of the Compliment paid me by this Society in the unanimous expression of their regard for the efforts I am making in behalf of women is before me and does not fail to afford me a very high degree of satisfaction. It cheers me to be assured from Such intelligent Sources that you are ready to appreciate every endeavor made in the direction of the highest development of your sex. My work more than my words evince the positive assurances of my own mind that the future of the individual woman and of the race are identical. I have desired to do all in my power or within my means for the elevation of humanity. It is to be done through woman. When she is elevated, educated, developed in all her capacities man cannot fall below her level. The day of unequal intellectual privileges for the Sexes has gone by. My own efforts will be followed from time to time until within the lifetime of some of you it will be forgotten that there ever was a debate as to the extent of the powers of the 114 female would in any direction or as to the expediency of her developing that power to the fullest extent. It will be honor enough that I have contributed to the resolution of these questions in your favor and that my efforts were appreciated while I live Please make my acknowledgements to the Society you represent and accept the regards of Yours very truly Novbr 21s 1864 Rev. E. L. Magoon DD Dear Sir I was at the College last Saturday with Dr. Raymond and Mr. Swan, and on going into the Art Gallery discovered that two of the Oil paintings (architectural Interiors by Genison No 21 & 81 were covered with what we at first supposed to be a Species of dry mould, occaisioned by dampness. Further examination convinced us otherwise as no other pictures (either Oil or water Colors) were similarly effected nor could he least Dampness be discovered on the boors on even on loose paper lying about the floors. The Varnish on these pictures seems to be destroyed, and crumbles under the touch to a white powder. That and two others ( No 22 && 80) is cracked over the entire surface. Can you account for these changes? We are awaiting to do anything to them untill we hear from you. Yours truly 115 Novbr 23 1864. Rev E. L. Magoon DD My dear Sir I am Sorry to trouble further about the pictures, and would not have done So had you not alluded to a supposed dampness by leakage in the roof which trifling leak you refered to was stopd the day after your M. Foord left the College and immediately thereafter had a slow fire made & kept up in the Steam & Gass house which removed every vestige of dampness in the Art Gallery room. There was another little matter I would not Speak of at the time, but as a Second occurence of the like has happened will now mention it so that you call Mr. Foords attention to it vis: 2 or 3 of the water colors pictures has fallen down, of course breaking the Glass, and otherwise injuring them - These accidents Seem to be owning to the frames not being Sufficiently nailed at the corners, the weight of others hanging upon them caused them to come apart & so tottled to the floor. Please to mention this to Mr. Foord and ask what can be done as others will follow Suit. Yours in haste M.V. Decb 25 1864 Mrs. Sarah J. Hale My dear Madame Your two letters of the 22d Incl. with the enclosure of a pleasant poem constituted an agreable feature of this passing Christmas. They have both commanded my attention & as far as your letters must, have not failed to interest me. The unabated ardor & ability with which you pursue these questions in which the women of our day are almost unconsciously interested cannot fail of a high reward. In that respect we labor & exhaust ourselves for the same end. I pray that you at least may live to see some worthy result. It is gratifying to be assured of your confidence in the gentleman upon whom now devolves the Serious task 116 of organizing the interior life of this College. I am very Sure he is bringing to the task large abilities & experience & a frank desire to do only that which shall but promote its interests, in which of course to a large degree are involved the interests of young women at large. The domestic life of the young is not by any means to be neglected with us. It is the base from which every woman must reach to whatever may lie beyond that at any rate as much more as possible. I am looking forward to the article you promise in your January No. I never fail to get instruction or confirmation or both from that Source & these are very valuable to me. Mrs. Cuddelby was indeed here recently & with Dr Raymond visited the College. Her stay was so Short, I had but a glance at her & no opportunity to form an acquaintance. Your opinion alone justifies me in believing her Services to be of great value wherever she may be. My health is at present but moderate & too much pen work goes very far to prostrate me. With my best wishes therefore for your health & prosperity I must be allowed to close Very truly yours Private January 7 1865 My dear Mrs Hale Your esteemed favor of the 3 Inst. lays before me your Kind expressions of Sympathy for my late temporary illness is only another proof of your kindness, I find language inadequate to express my feelings next Summer I do hope you will honor me with a visit to see our Noble Work as you are pleased to term it, which will afford me an opportunity to renew my gratitude [+ca]. It was entirely my fault that I omitted to comply with the terms for the Ladys Book and I do not blame any one for its Stoppage I now enclose $3 for its renewal. I have read the Article on Domestic Science in this January No and think the remarks just & true and fully accords with my views. 117 With regard to the Lithographing of the V.F. C. Sent you last fall you could have Jewetts and Raymonds names pasted over with a Slip of paper Substituting on them Raymond over Jewett and Henry Ward Beecher over Raymonds. We have covered a number in this way its easily & readily done. If you wait till next early Summer we intend having ready a new Lithograph, embracing a more extensive views of the grounds, astronomical Observatory, Gass & Steam works, Gate Lodge [+ca]. I also purpose to have my Photograph taken by some N.Y. City Artist, as I cannot get a good Likeness here, I will Send you one of the first therefore do not incur any expense these hard times. I am pleased to hear you are taking So much interest in the charitable objects of the day I hope and pray you may be rewarded for it. I again than you for the deep Solicitude you manifest for my health & welfare, and permit me to return you my grateful thanks with the Compliments of the Season. A Happy New Year Yours very truly [+ca] M V PS. 3 oclock PM. The Mission Link just come to hand The above named $3 has been remitted a few days ago by my clerk. January 7 1863 My dear Mrs Hale For Some months last past my thoughts have at intervals been occupied with the idea of adopting a uniformity of Costume for the pupils attending V. F. College The object of which is first, to prevent jealousy which usually arise in the minds of young persons in the articles of Dress Secondly to Secure more comfort and convenience to them while in School or at their playful recreations. Your fertile mind will readily Suggest, what there Should be their make and material something that will be desirable, least needful of repeating washings repair [+ca], and 118 to consist of Something like the Bloomer Dress which would give freedom to their persons whether in School our Out of School for exercise . Will you please to take this matter into consideration and at your early convenience inform me Of course these garments are only for School house and need not be expensive so that they will be available to all the pupils with those Suggestions. I am persuaded you can readily fill up the rest. I remain Dear Madam Your very respectfully Janry 24 1865 Prof. Sam F. R.. Morse LLD My dear Sir I received your letter of yesterday with an enclosed letter from Rev. Lewis P Clover repeating his application for a Professorship in the College, and in regard thereto I may briefly remark, that Said application together with a multitude of others, was in due time handed to the Chairman of the Committee on Faculty & Studies President Raymond, to be referred to again at the proper Season before laying the Same before the Board of Trustees for final decision. The President in connection with Said Committee is now engaged to investigate and complete a plan of Organization intended to be laid before the Trustees at their first meeting, and in conformity with Said plan the proper Professors & Teachers will then be taken under consideration. The Address of Dr Magoon is Rev. E. L. Magoon DD Albany and in connection with the position to which Dr Magoon stands to the Committee of Arts, of which you are a member, I take this opportunity to reveal unto you a Suggestion that has met with an unanimous approval of my friends and the friends of the College. The Art Gallery of the College lately purchased by me of Dr Magoon is now entirely put in the College Building and properly hung, and among this valuable collection we have a beautiful Oil painting of the late Edward Everett which we have recently taken down from its first position on the Wall and transferred to the north End of the Gallery on the Side of the Oil picture of myself, and if I now could be so happy to prevail upon you to donate to the 119 College a Oil painting of yourself to be placed on the other Side of my picture, you would not only confer a personal favor on me, that I shall highly appreciate, but in time to come it would illustrate the american representatives of Science & Art that gave birth to my own inspirations of donating the whole results of my long lifes perseverance to the cultivation of Art & Science for Woman as well as for man. Hoping to be favored with your reply I remain Dear Sir Truly yours PS. President Raymond has just returned from a Tour West and intend to answer Rev. Clovers letter to you February 6 1865 Joel B Germond Care of Mr White 186 Bowery near Spring NY Dear Sir The Vassar Female College will need by and by a good Time Piece with double Dial plates which we propose on the Arch=way at the entrance (of the Gate Lodge) which Lodge is about 300 feet West of the College. The Dials should be of sufficient size to be perfectly seen from the College, and so arranged as to be illuminated at night, something like your City Hall. The Gate Lodge being furnished with Gas will supply the light. At your convenience please to inform me of you can procure for us Such a clock and at about what Cost. I scarcely need say that it must be a perfectly reliable timekeeper as all the movements of the College departments as to the hour of day & night will depend upon its accuracy. Amanda joins in her best regard [+ca] Yours 120 PoughKeepsie March 6 1865 Mrs. Sarah J. Hale Dear Madam Your very kind favor of the 27th Ult. with enclosure of duplicate of a letter I addressed you on the 2d April 64 upon the subject of changing the title of V.F. College, came duly to hand, but as President Raymond now is absent from the City, I must ask your indulgence for a definite answer to your questions untill his return, even then we Should need the consent of our Board of Trustees, who do not meet till the Second Tuesday in April, which would make it too late for legislative action at this Session, as they adjourn on the 1st April. Allow me dear Madam to return to you my hearty thanks for the deep interest you continue to take in this my last Enterprize (VFC) for the benefit of woman and the generous encomiums you have so liberaly bestowed upon me as the Found of an Institution for her moral and mental advancements, and now as you are the pioneer advocate for a change in the title of the College it would be exceedingly gratifying to me to have your opinion on another question equaly novel, viz: The division of School or College terms. It is proposed by Some of our Trustees to divide the periods of tuition thus: To Say - First, Term from 1st April to 1st August Month 4 Second from 1st Sept 20 Decbr 4 Summer Vaction 1 mo Winter Janry, Feby, Marche 3 4 The advantages of this division of time will allow the young ladies whose parents or guardians reside in the Country or rural districts to avail themselves of the long winter evenings assisting the pursuits in their household duties at home, studying their text books [+ca] and making up new and repairing their own wardrobe, while the pupils of parents residing in Cities or large Towns and perhaps in better pecuniary circumstances will have the opportunity of doing the same and attend intellectual and polite entertainments usually held in large towns & places in the winter months The College, as you are aware, is already provided in its arrangements for Winter conveniences by an extensive heating apparatus, So that it is not out of economical considerations that this change of School terms is Suggested, but rather on account of health and comfort to its inmates, for it is the late fall & Winter 121 Season in our clime that causes most of the maladys common to the northern latitudes and Should we have a large share of them, the public would ascribe it to an unhealthy location of the College, beside which extensive arrangements are made on the grounds for Gymnastical or athletical exercises in Summer and for the Study of Floral, Botany, Trees [+ca] by living existences, these would be comparatively lost to pupils in the Winter Season. It is not, however our purpose to insist, in the entire dismissal of all the pupils; Such as have no parents or homes can remain, but the Season of general Instruction ends at these Several terms and those that remain will only be required to pay simple board [+ca]. I will not however extend these remarks, as your fertile mind will readily supply or detect, pros or cons of these Suggestions. I will Send you in a few days an article written by me Some time Since on the Female Mind but not thinking worth publication laid it aside, you can review it and make Such disposal of it as you think proper. I remain Dear Mrs Hale Yours very truly June 27 1865 Nathan Bishop LLD My dear Sir The first stage in the development of that great enterprize to which I have devoted a large portion of my fortune and the latest labors of my life, is now drawing to a close. The erection of the College edifice and it equipments with the material apparatus of instruction will Soon be completed, and with the coming autumn, its interior life, as a great educational establishment will begin Thus far the great work of the Executive Committee has been in a great measure, that of a Building Committee and I have cheerfully shared it perplexities & toils from a conviction that my long experience in the management of material affairs would enable me to give them important aid. Although a Kind Providence has blessed me with more than ordinary health and vigor for my years, yet I begin to feel 122 Sensibly the wear & tear of these numerous and ever- multiplying details, and since the business of the Executive Committee must hearafter pertain more than heretofore to the internal regulation of the College, I have felt a strong desire to be relieved by some gentlemen, who, to the general qualities of business capacity, high proficiency and practical know ledge in the management of an Institution of learning. With this view I have not only looked carefully over the list of our list of Trustees, but extended my view through the entire range of my acquaintance; and among all within my reach or beyond my reach, I find no one who possesses those qualifications so imminently and so entirely as yourself, It is my desire, therefore at the approaching meeting of the Board of Trustees, to resign my present place as chairman of the Executive Committee, and my earnest hope is that you will consent to accept and discharge this honorable trust. I have requested Pres: Raymond & our mutual friend Mr. Stephen Buckingham to be the bearers of this communication and to give any further explanation of my news (of which they are fully informed) that you may desire. Meanwhile believe me dear Sir MV July 6 1865 My dear Mrs Hale I have just received yours of the 2d Inst, with a short notice of Doctor Raymonds Prospectus as published in the August No of the Ladys Book. It is quite to the purpose and needed no apology for its briefness. I am much pleased to have your approval of the Prospectus; the subject of change of Title to the College came up for discussion at the June meeting and was warmly debated and closely noted. Yeas 6 & Noes 7 7 out of the 20 members present declined to vote not having their minds made up. We shall carry our points at the next meeting of the Board. The non votes out of regard to the feelings of the Founder would have voted in the affirmative if he specially [desired] them, but not otherwise, until further persuaded of the propriety of the change of course I would comment to no such 123 compromise and thus the affair passeth off at the meeting. I send you by this days mail 2 Copies of Dr. Raymonds Prospectus. We have already distributed some 2000 out of 3000 printed, a new Edition will be required in a few days. Applications for scholarships are pouring in far and wide, hundreds are calling at our Office for permits to visit the College, but the Ex Comm has suspended all indulgences of the Kind for the present, as the workmen are busy painting, cleaning, oiling the floors & getting in Furniture. In another month or two all will be completed and then I hope you will do us the honor of a visit and write one a few days before, not that I shall or may be from home, but that other engagements may not interfere. With my usual salutations for esteem. I remain Novb 28 1865 I.S.Blair Esq. Dear Sir, In return to you $65.89 being one half the board of Miss Blair from the time she left to the end of the term at $7.50 per week. We regret the cause of her going and the amount [non] retained, will doubtless be cheerfully allowed her, should she return and be accepted and received again, as a pupil. You will see at a glance the degree of loss we suffer, where every place we had at our disposal was applied for, when she was originally accepted. When she left it was too late to fill them. We are the inevitable sufferers in all such cases, but desire to be liberal to the fullest extent of our means and responsibilities. [Mun] $65.89 50 ____ 115.89 Very respectfully C. Swan [M] 124 Nov 28, 1865 Mr McColl Dr Sir Enclosed please find our check for $302.50 being the amount we refund for the Missses McColl charging them, only 2 weeks and 5 days board each at 8,75 per week. Under ordinary circumstances, we do not doubt, what parent would be held to all the risk for sending unprepared pupils, where the required proficiency could be best known beforehand to them. When they came we could have filled their places certainly when they engaged. We however, submit in this case to be the only pecuniary losers. Very respectfully Yours C.Swan Nov 28 4865 Miss Bragg Enclosed you will find one check for $79.68 which on the principal we adopt, we refund to you. There were 14 weeks, and 5 days of the term unexpired when you left, our charge for board is $7.50 per week, which for that time equals $110.35 of this we return you one half less the sum of fifty cents charged for two blank books. Should you return during the year, and be accepted and received again as a pupil an amount equal to the one half of the $110.35 would probably be allowed to you. We regard the principal we adopt as more favorable to the pupil than other institutions offer Very Respectfully C. Swan 125 Mrs J. E. Branstrup Dr Madame When Miss Branstrup left this College, there was 13 weeks of the term unexpired We allow her a sum equal to one half her board for that period at $7.50 per week. We had every provision made, for her-room, board tuition-and but for her having then preingaged, another pupil would have been received. We therefore sustain a loss. But we seek to be eminently fair more so than any Institution we know. As Miss Branstrup was paid $50 when she left, we now return the balance of $6.25, which upon the principle we adopt, is still due her Very Respect C Swan unexpended time 15 weeks c 7.50 112.50 56.25 Cash paid her by MVJ 50 6.25 due her George D Bayard 7 Battery Place N.Y. Dear Sir In reply to yours of the 31st Ult. I have to say that the case of Miss Bayard has been very fully, and carefully considered, and we feel satisfied that there was no good, or sufficient case for her leaving here We are disposed in every case to be liberal to the last degree, consistent with what we own the Institution or the public When pupils are compelled to leave, for an admitted cause, we take our full share of the loss but we cannot afford to place the Institution at the caprice of pupils. There is no probability we can supply the place, we had put at the disposal of Miss Bayard. We certainly could not maintain a provision for board or tuition could pupils with impunity or without admitted cause leave their place vacant Miss Bayard place is still open and it is for her friends to determine whether it is not for her interest to resume it. Very Respect C. Swan [?] 126 Nov 28 1865 Mr J. P. Raymond N 33 Greenwich Avenue NY Dear Sir Herewith you will receive a statement of the account for Miss Mary C. Raymond, which leaves a balance due the College of $7.50. The principle upon which we proceed in this and similar cases, is to divide the sum due for board from the time the pupil leaves that is, we share the loss or take so much of the risk. Miss Raymond, left 12 weeks before the term closed She had her room, her place at the table, her tuition all provided. We may be unable to supply her place Her board for 12 weeks at 7.50 per week would be $90. We may lose by her absence all that sum. But we allow one half, or $45 to be returned, or in this case carried to your credit. We provide an Infirmary for the sick a skilled doctor, professional nurse, special waiting medicine and flood suitable at the gross charge of $1.50 per day. We seek in no event to make any thing whatsoever. The Institution is only designed to be self supporting We are making charges probably too low to accomplish that end, but we try the experiment. The principle of refunding is I may add more favorable to the pupil than any other with which we are acquainted. Very Respect C. Swan unexpired time 12 weeks c. 7.50 $90 45 Infirmary 49 4 bllb Porto 1.50 carriage Hire 2 52.50 Due the College $7.50 P.S. Should Miss Raymond return during the year and be received and accepted again as a pupil the amount we now retain for unexpired time would probably be allowed C.S 127 Nov 28 1865 Mr. Tyters When Miss Tyters left us there was 16 weeks and 4 days of the term unexpired. As we had made every provision of room-board-and tuition with a view of her remaining, we are losers by her leaving [do] her place would have been originally filled by another Wether it now can be is uncertain But we take the largest share of the risk when we return you one half the board for the above period at 7.50 per week This we believe to be more liberal than any other Institution Should Miss Tyters return within the year & be accepted and received as a pupil, the amount now retained would be allowed her Very Respt C Swan, Sec. Novbr 28 1865 S. L. [McClure] Enclosed is our check for $64.29. which is the amount we return out of the money, received by us for Miss McClure. We adopt the principal of refunding one half the board, for so much of the term as remains, when the pupil leaves at $7.50 per week This makes us the probably losers, as it is more than doubtful, wether after a term commences we can supply an unexpected vacancy. But we seek to be more liberal than any other institution we know. Should Miss McClure return as be accepted and received as a pupil, the amount we retain for unexpired time would probably be allowed. Very Respt C.Swan Sec. 128 Decbr 5 1865 S S McClure Esq Dear Sir Yours of Novbr 30 enclosing back our check is received. The circumstances you speak of will be re=examined with a view to do exact justice. The hope is we can succeed in closing all such cases even liberally. You are aware however that this Institution is for no private gain or purpose. It is controlled for the whole public who in any event receive as a gift the interest upon half a million of dollars. The principle we try to enforce is the one we believe best adopted to promote the general interest. yours respect. C. Swan Decbr 5 1865 Mrs. Susan C Brigham Madam The principle adopted by the College is to endeavor to share the loss occaisioned by the necessary withdrawal of any pupil. Applying that principle to your care as we have to others & it leaves you still indebted to the College in the Sum of $83.74 It seems your daughter desired to remain with us. Her withdrawal [wat] not our desire by her withdrawal a place is vacant that would otherwise be filled. We place the advantages of this College lower, certainly at the lowest possible point to start with. We ought not to be expected in addition to that to take upon ourselves the whole of every loss. With this you will receive a statement showing the mode of arriving at the above figures C.Swan 129 Vassar Female College Dec 13th 1865 PoKeepsie N.Y. Mr. S.S. McClure Dear Sir: Again replying to yours of the 30 ult permit me briefly to State the case. On behalf of your daughter you apply for a place in this College. A place is reserved I say reserved because all the places we had were applied for, and almost of necessity a vigorous person would have had your daughters place had it not been given to her. We therefore lose a pupil, when your daughter withdraws. We have the room, the board, the instruction, all provided in reference to a full house. We do every thing at probably less than cost. The withdrawal of any one is a position left of so much you know and we did not know that the probabilities were that your daughter was physically unable to bear a course of study here. Had we been informed, of the facts in that respect, as you were instead of taking that risk we should have prefered a strong pupil in her place. This statement seems fairly to throw the of risk & loss upon you, but we feel that we generously offered to share it with you. Twenty five or fifteen dollars is no measure whatever of our loss. We cannot hope to meet our expenses by any possibility without a full house. Even at that, our prices are probably too low Bearing these facts together with the facts we who [constctd] this Institution are simply disinterested guardians of a public, trust in mind I meet your propositions with another. We will refund you all but $50. of the money we have received of you and close it so Or if you prefer we will retain all the money until the next term $150. of it then to be applied toward your daughters board, & tuition for that term if she chooses to return. But should she return her remaining must be at her risk & wether she remains a day or week or month you must 130 abide by our decisions, as to what if any thing will be refunded you in case she leaves before the end of that term. When you speak of what honorable men would say was fair, be kind enough to remember this case has been submitted to exactly that kind of men, who are entirely disinterested, and that they believe our propositions is more than fair Very Respectfully yours C. Swan Sec Decbr 28 Mr. Bayard 7 Battery Place N Y. In reply to yours of the 26 Inst to President Raymond I can hardly say more than your enquiry seems to have been anticipated by my letter to you dated Novbr 28th. I intended to be understood as offering to apply any money we have retained to your daughters board & tuition should she be returned here during the collegiate year. very respectfully Janr 2d 1866 Revd George [Tunon] Florida, Orange Co. NY Dear Sir: = The principle adopted here for the arrangement of cases, similar to yours, is to assume half the loss for the unexpired term of the pupil, and of course to make all the charges which would have been made, had the pupil remained The statement accompanying this will show you the figures applied to your daughter It is a misfortune to us, as well as to yourself that your daughter could not remain We have every provision for her, just as fully as would have been the fact were she still here But we do not call upon, to meet but half the loss You will bear in mind that your older daughter has been charged nothing for the time she was here We have tried to be very liberal in this case, and cannot but hope that upon reflection it will appear as so to you Very Respectfully yours C. Swan Sec Statement on his letter to C. Swan see amoungst C.Swan letter 131 Jan 2nd 1866 Mr. Erastus Hopkins Northampton Mass Dear Sir With many regrets that we are compelled to regard your daughters place among us as vacant, as you request I send you a statement of our account based upon the principle of assuming half the loss occaisioned by her withdrawal With every thing prepared for her & appropriate wether she be here or not to her use, we regard this mode of settlement as imminently favorable to you. Yours Resp. C. Swan, Sec Miss H: lef Decbr 2d Unexpired time 9 week. 4 day @ 7.50 $71.80 half due Mr H 35.90 Deduct Book Acct $6.03 Carriage Home 2. [Medical Dorm] 10 18.03 $17.87 Jan 4th 1866 Mrs Sarah [Jon] Hale Philadelphia You will regret the occasion of my being the interpreter of Mr Vassars thanks to you for your letter and enclosure of Dec 26th, when I inform you that another attach of paralysis has, we trust temporarily, deprived him of the use of his right hand, and otherwise rendered it prudent that he wholly abstain from mental effort He remains however really sensible of your kindness to him, and your services to his enterprise The next meeting of our Board of Trustees will be the last Tuesday in June Allow me to ask you to send the Ladys Book regularly addressed to this College, as it is upon the list of publications agreed upon by the Faculty. The intention of course is to become regular subscribers The change in the title of the College has Mr Vassars approval and is probably only a question of time Very Respectfully C. Swan Sec I sign myself [sectatary] as part of this is official the remainder at the personal request of Mr Vassar 132 Janry 15 1868 Mrs Anna M Willard [Fronton] Ohio Dear Madame Yours Decbr 19th. was received and 23d notifying that Miss Mary would not return to College, We retain room & the seat of table for all pupils while absent and do not consider them withdrawn until notified as daily expect return, and when informed that will not return & the same is on account Sickness then we in discretion of Committee return a portion of payments made, if any due, the amount of Tuition is retained in all cases as pupil has the right to return any time during College year without further charge for tuition. Enclosed hand you the bill and amount due you the which you can draw for or I will remit you as meets your approval Please inform. Yours respectfully M V Jr. One year Tuition inreg. Course $100 13 weeks board @ 8$ $104 13 weeks tuition in [Minc] @ 2 $26 Stationery 3.25 233.25 @ By Cash 345 $111.75 due Miss W Janry 16 1868 E. N. Willard Esq Scranton Penn: Dear Sir Yours of Decbr 27 in reference to B & Tuition of Mr J B Smith daughter ( and claiming a balance due her) all of which was received in due time and my apology for not answering ere this is on account not having meeting of Ex Committee incident upon holydays [+ca]. You are correct in your statements in regard to the note appended to receipt, the only question was in reference to Miss Smiths sickness, the which at that time and when she again came back but did not remain, was questionable by the President & Lady Principal and Lady Physician, She appeared well (so stated) but had apparently made up her mind that would not remain, she took her Baggage and left although as I understood, her friends and parents desired her to remain You will please understand that the Institution act upon most liberal Scale and always throw the same in favor pupil. 133 The College never intends making money, only charges Sufficient, to pay Professor Teachers and Boarding department and Employees, the whole amount of buildings and all appurtenances to the same, was donated If a Pupil leaves Institution the $100 Tuition is retained and she has privilege of returning at any time during Collegiate year without further charge for Tuition and the cause is that the Professors & Teachers engaged for the year, are obliged to pay them if one or One Hundred pupils leave, all of which presume you see the necessity. You state that Miss Smith was here only 2 weeks. In reply state she entered on 18 Septr and left by 30t or 28th and anticipated her return, the room, and seat at table is always retained for a pupil who leaves on [afc] Sickness or other otherwise and she is considered still the same, until return or College authorities notified. The notice was not given until on or about the 14th November. Mr Smith called and stated his daughter was at Genl Ewing and if she returned at College on certain conditions, which demands were rather dictatorial to College Authorities and could not be complied with, she then left as stated above 14th November. I laid your letter before the Ex Committee and they stated are bound to receive Evidence of the parents with report of their family physician and act honorably & fairly in the matter although if she was in good health and dictated her own terms the College do not think any this or any amount due is as before stated with to do right in the premises, please send me statement of certificate of Physician, and can make out statement of balance due for the time and remit. respectfully M V Jr [134] Poughkeepsie July 18, 1868 Mrs. Anna M Willard D Madam Yours of 11th at hand and [notice] your remarks in reference to (as you think) an error but assure you the account as rendered was made up in strict accordance to justice and equity on the part of the College Authorities, Assuring you that the College invariably has leaned on favour of the Pupils Enclosed please find Check for balance of Amount due payable to your Order please acknowlege when received And Obly Amt Chk $ 111.75 Yours Respectfully M Vassar Jr Show less

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Hoyle, Grace

Date

June 12, 1861

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Elyria June 12th, 1861. Hon Mr Vasser [sic] Dear Sir- You are doubtless surprised at receiving a letter from me a perfect stranger but when you hear the reason for which I have written I hope your astonishment will be lessened I wish to inquire about the Vasser [sic] College”- I have heard so very much about it that I am very anxious to attend but there is one thing that must be brought into consideration namely the price or sum for tuition- if it is great I shall not be able to accomplish... Show moreElyria June 12th, 1861. Hon Mr Vasser [sic] Dear Sir- You are doubtless surprised at receiving a letter from me a perfect stranger but when you hear the reason for which I have written I hope your astonishment will be lessened I wish to inquire about the Vasser [sic] College”- I have heard so very much about it that I am very anxious to attend but there is one thing that must be brought into consideration namely the price or sum for tuition- if it is great I shall not be able to accomplish that I so much desire becoming and attending a member of the College I will frankly here state thing that my Fatherhas met with very many reverses since he has been West and his health has almost entirely failed so that he cannot do much for his daughter and what is done I myself must do this is the reason why I am so anxious about the sum for tuition if the college is very expensive as I said before I shall have to give up going Mother has very often spoken of you and Mrs Vasser [sic] & always as friends of both her & Father and of the very kind attentions that were paid to her by Mrs. V. (that I have written more as though I was addressing a friend than a stranger please pardon the familiarity I have used in writing this letter) and I am very sure she would wish to be very kindly remembered if she knew I was writing. Then if you will please if it is not too much trouble tell me sum required to defray the contingent expenses I will be very much obliged Yours very resptfy Grace Hoyle P.S If this worth of answer please address Grace Hoyle Elyria Lorain Co Ohio Show less

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Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, 1815-1902

Date

1870-05-21

Creator

Moore, J. Leverett, Washburn, Margaret Floy, Thelberg, Elizabeth B.

Date

[After 1916]

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JAMES MONROE TAYLOR l8h8 - 1916 The death of James Monroe Taylor, President of Vassar College for twenty-seven years, offers a fitting opportunity for an appreciation of the important services rendered by him to this col- lege. The Faculty therefore desires to record on its minutes this expression of the high opinion which it holds of Dr. Taylor, as an administrator, as an educator, as a man. As an administrator Dr. Taylor was preeminently prudent and sincere in his management of the material... Show moreJAMES MONROE TAYLOR l8h8 - 1916 The death of James Monroe Taylor, President of Vassar College for twenty-seven years, offers a fitting opportunity for an appreciation of the important services rendered by him to this col- lege. The Faculty therefore desires to record on its minutes this expression of the high opinion which it holds of Dr. Taylor, as an administrator, as an educator, as a man. As an administrator Dr. Taylor was preeminently prudent and sincere in his management of the material and educational interests of the college. Few at the present time are able to realize how desperate was the condition of the college when he became president and how difficult was the task of planning a safe ad honorable policy of administra- tion. he material growth of the college is def- inately measured by the fact that when he came to Vassar there were but four buildings on the college campus and canparison with the present reveals a long line of material problems constantly faced and successfully solved. With splendid confidence in the future Dr. Taylor in his first year of office abolished the preparatory department, although the number of students was thereby reduced to less than three hundred; later in his administration when ever- increasing nubers were threatening the educational efficiency of the college, he resolved the opposing claims of caution and progress by limiting the num- ber of students. As an educator Dr. Taylor sympathized with a liberal culture rather than with specialization; he inclined to the humanities rather than to science. Neverthe- less his administration witnessed a rapid development of science in the college - the dual department of Physics and Chemistry was divided, the departments of Biology and Psychology were established. With like breadth of purpose he organized on an academic basis the separately existing Schools of Art and Music and admitted courses in these subjects to the collegiate curriculum. JAMES MONROE TAYLOR (continued) Few men have been blessed with a personality so peculiarly suited to the position of a college pre- sident - a rare combination of wisdom and simplicity, prudence and honesty, strong convictions and modesty. His cordial, frank, sincere manner made a direct ap- peal to the goodwill and confidence of all who met him and the nobility of his ideals and principles held fast the loyalty of his friends and colleagues. J. Leverett Moore Margaret Floy Washburn Elizabeth B. Thelberg VI-17+? Show less

! 1 1 r 1 EDWARD LATHROP l8lh-1906 The Committee appointed April 6, to draw up resolutions upon the death of Dr. Lathrop presen- ted the followin: Whereas: Dr. Edward Lathrop was one of the Charter Members of the Board of Trustees of Vassar College and for thirty years served as Chairman of the BO9.rd 3 8116. Whereas: During these many years he gave himself to all the interests of the college with marked faithfulness and warm-hearted devotion, and Whereas: He displayed in all these relations... Show more! 1 1 r 1 EDWARD LATHROP l8lh-1906 The Committee appointed April 6, to draw up resolutions upon the death of Dr. Lathrop presen- ted the followin: Whereas: Dr. Edward Lathrop was one of the Charter Members of the Board of Trustees of Vassar College and for thirty years served as Chairman of the BO9.rd 3 8116. Whereas: During these many years he gave himself to all the interests of the college with marked faithfulness and warm-hearted devotion, and Whereas: He displayed in all these relations a broad-minded sympathy with the highest aims of the college and a liberal and progressive spirit towards the modern Problems of Women's Education, Therefore resolved: That the Faculty of Vassar Col- lege express their profound sense of the great loss they have sustained in his death and their grateful appreciation of his valuable services; That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the family of Dr. Lathrop. Abby Leach George Coleman Gov Georgia Avery Kendrick Mary W. Whitney IV - 363 Show less

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Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell), 1820-1906

Date

1882-08-22

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National Woman's Suffrage Association 1881 1882 "Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed;" the ballot is consent. Why should woman be governed without her consent? ELIZABETH CADY STANTON, Pres., Tenafly, N. J. SUSAN B. ANTHONY, Rochester N. Y., MATILDA JOSLYN GAGE, Fayetteville, N. Y., Vice Pres. at Large. MAY WRIGHT SEWALL, Chair. Ex. Com., 405 North Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis, Ind. ELLEN H. SHELDON, Recording Secretary, Q. M. Gen'l&apos... Show moreNational Woman's Suffrage Association 1881 1882 "Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed;" the ballot is consent. Why should woman be governed without her consent? ELIZABETH CADY STANTON, Pres., Tenafly, N. J. SUSAN B. ANTHONY, Rochester N. Y., MATILDA JOSLYN GAGE, Fayetteville, N. Y., Vice Pres. at Large. MAY WRIGHT SEWALL, Chair. Ex. Com., 405 North Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis, Ind. ELLEN H. SHELDON, Recording Secretary, Q. M. Gen'l's Office, Washington, D. C. RACHEL G. FOSTER, Corresponding Secretary, 1909 N. 12th Street, Philadelphia, Pa. JANE H. SPOFFORD, Treasurer, Riggs House, Washington, D. C. Rochester,N.Y. Aug. 22, 1882 Dr. J. D. Buck My Dear Sir Sometime since I had sent to you, by order of our mutual friend, Parker Pillsbury, a leather bound copy of Vol. I of Our History of Woman Suffrage and I have now given order to the publishers to forward a similar copy of Vol. II to your address - by similar request from Mr. Pillsbury - I shall hope to hear that you have received both in good shape. From the fact, Doctor, that you are the friend of Mr. P. I take it for granted that you are a friend, too, of the great movement for the enfranchisement of women - And hence - that I may askof you a letter to be read at our coming National Convention, to be held in Omaha - Nebraska-September 26, 27, 28- where I intend to be & not only there - but in the state lecturing from the 10th of September to the day of their election - The current of feeling seems setting very rapidly in the direction of woman suffrage & I am not without hope that we may gain it in Nebraska the 8th of November - Will you not also send us your name and contribution & allow us to reckon you a member among us of the National ? Very sincerely yours, Susan B. Anthony PS I shall remain here until Sept. 1. Then after that my address will be - Omaha, Neb. - care of U.S.Senator A. Saunders - & I shall hope for a letter there to be read at our Con. that will rouse the men of Nebraska, everyone who sees or hears it to vote for woman suffrage.Original in Alma Lutz Collection. National Woman's Suffrage Association 1881 1882 Rochester,N.Y. Aug. 22, 1882 Dr. J. D. Buck My Dear Sir Sometime since I had sent to you, by order of our mutual friend, Parker Pillsbury, a leather bound copy of Vol. I of Our History of Woman Suffrage and I have now given order to the publishers to forward a similar copy of Vol. II to your address - by similar request from Mr. Pillsbury - I shall hope to hear that you have received both in good shape. From the fact, Doctor, that you are the friend of Mr. P. I take it for granted that you are a friend, too, of the great movement for the enfranchisement of women - And hence - that I may ask of you a letter to be read at our coming National Convention, to be held in Omaha - Nebraska-September 26, 27, 28- where I intend to be & not only there - but in the state lecturing from the 10th of September to the day of their election - The current of feeling seems setting very rapidly in the direction of woman suffrage & I am not without hope that we may gain it in Nebraska the 8th of November - Will you not also send us your name and contribution & allow us to reckon you a member among us of the National ? Very sincerely yours, Susan B. Anthony PS I shall remain here until Sept. 1. Then after that my address will be - Omaha, Neb. - care of U.S.Senator A. Saunders - & I shall hope for a letter there to be read at our Con. that will rouse the men of Nebraska, everyone who sees or hears it to vote for woman suffrage. Show less

Millerton N. Y. April 6th/68 Mr. Vassar, Hearing that your College is to open the coming Fall, and having a desire to attend, the School if so. I would like you to give me some reliable information concerning the School, upon what terms young Ladies are admitted to and I know of no better way to obtain the information I wished than in this addressing you. Will you be as kind as to inform me as soon as convenient and oblige Fannie L. Card1863 Fannie L. Card Millerton April 6th Answered 10... Show moreMillerton N. Y. April 6th/68 Mr. Vassar, Hearing that your College is to open the coming Fall, and having a desire to attend, the School if so. I would like you to give me some reliable information concerning the School, upon what terms young Ladies are admitted to and I know of no better way to obtain the information I wished than in this addressing you. Will you be as kind as to inform me as soon as convenient and oblige Fannie L. Card1863 Fannie L. Card Millerton April 6th Answered 10 April in usual wayP.S. Please direct to Fannie L. Card Millerton Dutchess Co. N.Y. Show less

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Regnault, François

Date

1512-1551

Creator

Campbell, Mildred, Linner, Edward, Sague, Mary, Asprey, Winifred

Date

[After 1965]

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3i MARY EVELYN WELLS 1881 - 1965 Most of you present today never heard of Mary Evelyn Wells. Few of you knew her personally. Some of you remember her as a distin- guished senior colleague, for you were but young instructors when she became Professor Emeritus of Mathematics in 1948. Yet Vassar College owes much of its present distinction to women such as Miss Wells. Miss Wells was first and foremost a mathematician, "Euclidean in her approach to life," as one friend characterized her... Show more3i MARY EVELYN WELLS 1881 - 1965 Most of you present today never heard of Mary Evelyn Wells. Few of you knew her personally. Some of you remember her as a distin- guished senior colleague, for you were but young instructors when she became Professor Emeritus of Mathematics in 1948. Yet Vassar College owes much of its present distinction to women such as Miss Wells. Miss Wells was first and foremost a mathematician, "Euclidean in her approach to life," as one friend characterized her. Her pre- sentation of mathematics had depth and was sound, with that nice blend of scholarliness and integrity that students are so quick to recognize. But it was something more; for in its own way it was a work of art -- the work of a master-teacher. How many of us, like Mary Wells, can so enthrall students that they do not hear the sound of the bell at the end of the class hour? Her gift of humor, fairmindedness and inexhaustible energy, her discretion, loyalty to colleagues, selflessness, sense of the "wholeness" of the Vassar com- munity and what it worked for are the qualities that gained for her the respect and confidence of her colleagues and inevitably led to service on committee after committee. As a long-time member of the Committee on Admission, Miss Wells was adamant in her rejection of candidates unfortunate enough to have acquired even one low score, whatever the field. To quote her: "Vassar College is able to get students who can; why take those who can't?" President MacCracken comments that perhaps this was one of the times in which numbers really got in Miss Wells‘ way. Though a person of strong convictions, she was a firm believer in democratic processes. vShe fought for her beliefs, but when defeated, worked with equal vigor to uphold the decision of the majority. Miss Wells came to Vassar College in l9l5, the year in which President MacCracken was inaugurated. A graduate of Mount Holyoke, she held both the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Chicago where she had worked under Professor E. H. Moore, a rare distinction for any young mathematician, especially a woman. She had already taught for five years at Mount Holyoke, and, as acting Associate Professor, for another year at Oberlin. She was, however, appointed to and accepted an instructorship at Vassar, a rank which she held for five years. At this time mathematics was a required course for freshmen, and Miss Wells was assigned to teach six of these sections. Later promotions came rapidly for that era; at the age of forty-seven she became a full professor and served the college in this capacity for twenty more years. <32 MARY EVELYN WELLS (Continued) Along with her dedication to mathematics and to teaching, Miss Wells had interests beyond the confines of the campus. Perhaps her greatest enthusiasm outside Vassar was centered on India. In 1926, she was invited to the University of Madras as Head of the Department of Mathematics. This experience gave her a last- ing love for that country and an awareness of its problems. She returned to Madras in 1936-37 and continued to serve actively as a trustee of the University long after her retirement from Vassar College. Almost certainly, it was only love for her family and sensitivity to their needs that kept her from going back to India. Indeed, her devotion to her family was marked throughout her life. A younger sister and lively nephews enjoyed many a summer at her home in Maine. This, then, is the woman to whom we pause to pay tribute: a woman whose stern sense of devotion to her profession led her to great distinction as a mathematician and teacher; a person committed to the highest ideal of a Vassar education; and one whose dynamic influence still remains with many associates and students. Mildred Campbell Edward Linner Mary Sague Winifred Asprey, Chairman xv: 323 Show less

Creator

Vassar, Matthew, 1792-1868

Date

January 10, 1862

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Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Jan. 10 1862 C. Swan - Secretary Vassar Female College Dear Sir—— We see the propriety of a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the College say about the 25 of February next at this place and desire you to confer with the Chairman of the Board & if he concurs notify the Trustees of the meeting----- M Vassar M.P. Jewett

Creator

Pease, Helen Hartley

Date

1915-1919

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[G681] 150 Helen H. Pease Vassar College 1918g.Helen H. Peasem '18January 1 1915 1915. Chris, Marion & Pete went to "Snow White". Stayed at home. H.K. came up in morning but wouldn't go up town with me. Went over to meet Elizabeth, ran all way to train. Warren, Harold & Guy came in. Played games "Sheep Society", "Do you point as I point". 1916. Sat. Harold & Christ took in theatres both P.M. & eve. Cat & I saw Marion off in P.M. Went... Show more[G681] 150 Helen H. Pease Vassar College 1918g.Helen H. Peasem '18January 1 1915 1915. Chris, Marion & Pete went to "Snow White". Stayed at home. H.K. came up in morning but wouldn't go up town with me. Went over to meet Elizabeth, ran all way to train. Warren, Harold & Guy came in. Played games "Sheep Society", "Do you point as I point". 1916. Sat. Harold & Christ took in theatres both P.M. & eve. Cat & I saw Marion off in P.M. Went up to Cat's house-made fudge. She came down here for supper. Telephone calls from Marion Roberts, A. [Sawires] & Pete. 1917. New Year's day a legal holiday now. Marion left at noon. All went over to see her off. Chris went after supper. Cat made her good-bye visit. Read in eve. 1918. Tues. Abode narrowed to two rooms, awful cold. Stayed in bed till 1:30, only warm place to be had. Rest of house like an ark. Spent eve at Kershaw's, served tea etc. 1919. Miss [MacCaidie] was to have spent the day with us but too awful walking. Marion & Papa both home. January 2 1915. Sat. Took 11:35 to Boston, hurried as usual. Met Elizabeth & rest at Stearns, all lunched at Duponts. Met Jesse at Cort theatre. "Peg & my Heart" was dandy. Alaric was great. Whole seven came home with us. Warren, Guy, George came in. 1916. Sun. Snowing still. Cat came down in A.M. called Wendell up for fun. Chris & harold left. Washed blue sweater & did odd jobs. Had supper at Kershaw's. Cat is here & going to stay all night. 1917. Tues. Dentist again from 10:30 to 12. Shopped all P.M. with Mama. Got blue goods for new coat. Ran on to Peter. Had to hunt all over town to match velvet for hat. 1918. Wed. Awful mess we are in, every thing frozen, water, heat & all. Fred on the job. Trip to station to get article which didn't come. Dressed at Kershaw's for college club party. Nice time & good ice-cream. Resorted to bath room in eve. 1919. Thu. While Mama went to her meeting, I stayed at home alone and worked on blue serge dress made from my suit. Got as intested don't I let both fires go out!January 3 1915. Sun. Arose at 10:30. Stayed home with Jesse & Elizabeth. All went over to 12:17 train with Chris. Took a picture on the platform. Marion, Pete & company went on 6:00 train. Went over with them. 1916. Mon. Went to Boston with Mama, got new black week-end case. Met Cat and went to Keith's. Did odd jobs in eve. Talked long time with Cat over telephone. Papa brought Chris' mandolin with him. 1917. Wed. Mama cut my coat & I made my two pair of pajamas brilliant pink & blue. A regular snow blizzard. Didn't go out of house. Feeling rather punk. 1918. Thurs. Got up about 11. Conceived idea of seeing "Intolerance" took 1:29 train & had to run for it too. Movie was thrilling all right. In eve whole family transported water from Giblin's in variety of utensils. 1919. Fri. Delicious time at dentist's. Then directly to Boston. Lunched with Pete at Simmon's, & went to Symphony, heard Heifetz. Then out to Newton Centre for dinner & the night. January 4 1915. Mon. Made a nut cake & fudge for trunk also sugar cookies. Mama went up town & finished my brown dress. Helen came up in P.M. and we took pictures. Trunk left at 4 in a rush. 1916. Tues. Made cake and brownies to put in trunk. Some rush, left on 12:48 train. Said good-bye to Mrs. Giblin. Vassar special left at 2:35. Sat with Pete & Priscilla Fowler. Got to North about 10:30. Ed already here. 1917. Thurs. Mama went to Boston before I got up. Machine lusted so I undertook to clean whole house. Flabbergasted me. Called on M. Park on way up town. She seemed much improved. 1918. Fri. Got water turned on, & telephone fixed about noon. Living almost normally now. 1919. Just barely got the train for Boston. Spent A.M. inspecting smelly stores in South End, lunched at Automat & saw "The Bear Leader" at Copley theatre, after which I went home. January 5 1915. Tues. Back again. Found Edna in bed when I arrived. Her trunk came but mine didn't. All came but Enid, H. Sloane & Helen S., wrecked. Met girl from Augusta on train. Pleasant trip. Edna has 3 boxes of candy. 1916. Wed. Didn't take swimming lesson on account of cold. Physics quiz. Pete has the grip, has to stay in bed. Lots of people are sick. Read hours on Spencer for tomorrow, all of Bk. II. 1917. Fri. Last call on dentist, total of eight fillings this trip. Did a thousand things in P.M. Packed part of trunk. Rained hard all P.M. Located a few Ec clippings in eve. Cut my corns. 1918. Sat. Really getting warmer. Fred got furnace fixed. Didn't go anywhere, not even up town. Kershaw spent evening. Played vic. etc. 1919. Sun. Slept very late as usual. Helen came up before she left. In eve. I called on Marion Parks & inspected her trousseau. January 6 1915. Wed. Read Round Robin letter at breakfast table. Sloane came before breakfast & H. Shakleton after. Unpacked trunk before dinner. All settled now & studying again. 1916. Thurs. Physics lecture postponed from 4th hour to this eve. on liquid air. Very interesting. My trunk came and am nearly unpacked. Busy doing Latin for tomorrow. 1917. Sat. Made brownies & finished packing. My new rig very striking. Papa, Mama, Chris & H.K. saw me off on Vassar special. Trip seemed very short. Train on time, card from Hollis C. Ed came after I. 1918. Sun. Splept very late as usual. Hollis said he'd come out but he didn't. Fred finished his job this A.M. Dinner at night, because couldn't have fire before. Kershaw departed before we knew it. 1919. Mon. Preparations for returning to Bradford. Mama went to N.B. so I was all alone all day. Mrs. Knowlton called up & asked me to meet trains tomorrow in So. Station. January 7 1915. Thurs. Awfully warm and muddy. Walked with Edna & Enid [passed] past cemetary just in time for a funeral. Helen & Eliz. [practising] practicing for play tomorrow. Ate lots of candy. 1916. Fri. Did Latin prose this A.M. Pete and I worked in Lab. this P.M. Went over to Raymond for supper. Played on our mandolins. Cello concert in evening. Made out schedule for next semester. 1917. Sun. [Thot] Thought I was sleeping until 11:15 but it proved to be only 9:30. Breakfast in Pete's room. Dinner in Raymond. Walked with Ed, Peter & Shackie. Supper in Shackie's room, fun with Qing & Rene. Party at 9:15 in Pete's room. Wrote 5 letters today. 1918. Mon. Washed & pressed etc. finished red dress. In eve, ornamented magazines to be sent across, hope for results. Read newspapers & played vic. 1919. Tues. Most of day in So. Station. Lunched at Filene's with Doris Smith & five others, shopped with them. Came out to Bradford on 4 o'clock train. Very exciting seeing every one again & being settled. January 8 1915. Fri. Ethel got called on campus, 125 Main, a double. Show in evening. Edna, Francis & I men. H.S., H.B. & Erl gave play, danced with [...] victrola. Called me [Sky]. 1916. Sat. Walked on English long theme all morning in Libr. Rub & Ed went coasting. Pete & I had a hot chocolate at Carips. Ed lost her pocketbook on car. Started receiving Latin with Pete. Rube stayed all night. 1917. Mon. Didn't get up for breakfast. Made penuche with Rub 1st hour. Took a nap after lunch. Looked up my exam schedule & it is disgusting. Trunk hasn't come yet. Tried to do Latin in P.M. Dancing in eve. 1918. Tues. Arose at 8. Packed box & mailed it. Got spats. Mama & Chris saw me off, final shopping in B. Ed & Pete got on at Newtonville. Train only 1 hr. late. Had ice-cream & ginger ale in diner. Arrived at college at 10:45, got to bed about 12. 1919. Wed. After a couple classes, feel as though I'd never been away. Went to Haverhill with Mac. We have new Latin teacher, also English one, both old! Wrote several letters.January 9 1915. Sat. Helped Ethel move over. Stayed all P.M. and we got the room all settled. Bought some grapes & crackers. Went to lecture by Prof. Baldwin. Eliz. taking a day off. Played Helen's mandolin. 1916. Sun. Got up for breakfast. Ruby went home. Stayed to dinner in Raymond. Came home. Wrote some letters and took a nap. Pete, Ed & I called on Mrs. Saunders and got back just in time for supper. Studied all evening. 1917. Tues. Overslept today likewise. Can't seem to get into the old routine. Day mostly spent in work, four classes. Choir [rehersal] rehearsal in eve. Got all unpacked & settled. Quite a party at 9:30 to eat my layer cake. 1918. Wed. Just couldn't get up for breakfast, slept till 8:30. 5 classes. Parcel post bundle came, unpacked & got mostly settled. Ed has lots of candy. Walked a little with Ella. Gift from Aunt Etta. Retired at 10:45. 1919. Thurs. Took a long cross wintry snow crust walk with Eleanor Brown. Miss Clough visited Latin class. Conference with Miss Waterman in eve. January 10 1915. Sun. All went to chapel. Dressed up in men's clothes to have our pictures taken. Attracted much attention. Reviewed some [...] with Edna. Ate apples after in Eliz's room. Wrote 4 letters. 1916. Mon. Snowed all A.M. Finished up Sat work first of P.M. Tried coasting with Rub & Ed but snow was too wet. Made fudge came out [sugery] sugary. No chapel, worked a while, took a bath & worked some more. 1917. Wed. Took re-exam in Harmony just for fun. Had a party at in Sarah's room, tea & cookies. Spent whole evening doing Ec. notebook, then I had Latin to do but decided to get up early. 1918. Thurs. Music lesson. Wrote Spanish composition in P.M. followed by choir [practise] practice. Two hours obeserving in Astronomy. Rube got box of candy. 1919. Fri. Mac under the weather so stayed with her lots, discussed the appreciation of a young teacher in boarding school (by older teachers). Visited H. Stuckles in eve, ate copiously of her marshmallows & cider. January 11 1915. Mon. Done up with a runny cold. Stayed home while others went skating, as I have no skates anyway. Lecture on Witches by Prof. [Burr] or Cornell. Reviewed 4 pages of [Livy] after 9:30 in HS's room. 1916. Tues. Exams were posted today. Curses!! Math comes on Sat! Rub wants us all to go to N.Y. to Hippodrome. Had a couple nose-bleeds today. [Practised] practiced some on my mandolin. Weather very warm. Was in bed at 10. 1917. Thurs. Got up at 7:00 most reluctantly. Got a cut in Art, so read philosophy for topic. Made brownies after lunch. Did Harmony [firth] D. Copeland. She wrote for my prom man today. We have our dance orders nearly filled. 1918. Fri. Took cut in [Interp-Gowboy] forgot I guess, so [practised] practiced two hours. Letters from Harvey, Billy, Cat & Mama. Cut chapel to write letter. Ice carnival in eve. Came in at 10. Talked till 11:30. 1919. Sat. Seniors went to Baldpate yesterday and other people today. Played with Eleanor in A.M. Made fudge with Betsy in P.M. which wasn't a complete success, & entertained Elsie, Helen & Betsey in eve. Hope working hard. January 12 1915. Tues. Rained guns all day. Terrible slippery walking, thro' reg'ly ponds. Cut in Hist. for lecture yesterday. Skates came from home, also some pictures. Reviewed more [Liver] ensemble. Tres interrisante? 1916. Wed. Had first swimming lesson this A.M. Fell down on cement floor, cracked my cranium, bumped my elbow and nearly broke a leg. Considered this sufficient excuse for cutting chapel. 1917. Fri. Glad when the morning was over. Played basketball, then finished Ec note book which took all P.M. Dressed up in gray. Theo Carle, young tenor gave concert. He was very nice, but quite fussed. Bed at 11:00. 1918. Sat. Slept till 9. Did Latin & [practised] practiced. Washed hair & composed pageant music. Took walk with Ella & Ruby. Cut chapel again. Had party on coffe cake & cheese about 9. Wrote home. 19January 13 1915. Wed. Still rather muddy walking. Studied in 105 Main 2nd, 3rd & 4th hours. Poor Ethel! Concert by Hazel Huntley, contralto. Ruby came back from wedding, tired out. Went to Math original class. 1916. Thurs. Miss Haight gave a lecture illustrated, on Horace's [Sabine] farm 7th hour. Then dancing class. No piano yet so we can't dance. Walked over to Main with Ruby after chapel. Did Lat. & Germ. In bed by 10:00. 1917. Sat. Arose not for breakfast. Worked in Libe on Phil. & Music. Lunch in Raymond. Got marmalade from home to sell. Read Latin in P.M. Went to Flag Shop. Ice carnival in eve. Nice music, but ice got messy & it rained a little. 1918. Sun. Donned red dress for dinner. Mrs. [Vannionan] & Mrs. Coon as guests. In P.M. Mrs. Newcome & Junior arrived & we got all excited over Washington plans for next year. Talked about it all eve. 19January 14 1915. Thurs. Lovely warm day. Walked to town with Ruby to get her skates & some candles for Ethel's birthday cake, ordered from Mrs. Miller. Carried over ring, thimble dime to put in it. Some went swimming. Stayed home. 1916. Fri. Beastly cold today. Tried skating on lake but was too rough. Pete took some pictures & then I came home. Worked on long theme in Lib. until 9:15. Went to Cary's with Pete for hot chocolate. Tested new piano on return. 1917. Sun. Got up in time for choir. About half choir cut, so we had to get along as we could. Raymong bunch came over to dinner. Made a little candy in P.M. Worked rest of time. 1918. Mon. Ed got 50 lbs. pecans from Mr. Parker & we devour them all day. Read an hour in Browsing room. Observed in eve. No we didn't either. My mistake! 19January 15 1915. Fri. Pretty warm but foggy. Sent skates back to be changed. Ethel's birthday. Drew thimble in cake. Edna ring. Went to lecture "Heredity & Religion" danced then. Reviewed more Livy until 11:15. 1916. Sat. Very cold. Extra Physics class, then Eng. interview & work in Lib. Skating an hour after lunch. More work in Lib. This eve Marefield lectured on Eng. poetry. Wild dash from Main to Students'. Sat up until 11:00. 1917. Mon. Had to write again in Ec. Sang bass in Ear training class. Went skating a little while. Dancing class in eve. Took bath & went to bed. 1918. Tues. Got humorous letter from H.K. Walked out in country in snow with Ruby. Talked Washington. No choir [practise] practice tonight. 19January 16 1915. Sat. Edna & I walked to town to see "Ireland, a Nation", story of Roger [Emnuet]. Real exciting. Read 20 pages of French to H.S. then went upstairs to hear E. read a story. Began last night to sleep on birthday cake. 1916. Sun. Finished copying long theme on "Tristian". Preacher. Mr. Day from [Labor] Temple in N.Y. was most interesting. Went to Christian's to hear him again. Wrote four letters. Had supper in Raymond. They came over here for dinner. 1917. Tues. Four classes filled in with studying. Such is life. Choir rehearsal in eve. Dressed for dinner for a change. Awfully cold out. 1918. Wed. My full day. Class music lesson. Also played in Interp. After Latin eve. class fooled time away talking. Decided not to do any Latin & simply forgot Harmony! 19January 17 1915. Sun. Rained hard all day. Went to chapel to save cut for next Sun. Five stayed home to read "Mr. Pratt". Didn't go to Ethel's for supper. Read 3/4 hr. to H.S. History this time. Made candy. Took 1/2 hr. to get it started. Retired about eleven. 1916. Mon. Very cold. Ruby came over & wanted me to go skating but after walking over to Cary's decided it was too windy. Went to Main & got stuff to make divinity. Came out fine. Rub & Shackie walked home with me after chapel to get some. In bed by 10. 1917. Wed. Did Phil reading for Mon. & Art which is too long to finish. Made some candy to sell. My marmalade isn't going very fast. Kate Douglas Wiggin read 8th hour. 1918. Thurs. Greeted alumnae. Lunched in Raymond. [Practised] practiced, read, took walk & choir [practise] practice in P.M. Observed in eve. Getting to be a crackerjack in locating stars in telescope. 1919. Fri. Went home on the 4:15 after a hard day. H. Stricklen conducted Cicero class. Mama met me at train. Marian arrived in eve. January 18 1915. Mon. Still raining, curses! Went in swimming (?) with Ruby. She almost succeeded in drowning me. Lost my bracelet in water but found it again. Helen Burgess sick today. 1916. Tues. Cut in English today on account of Miss Peebles' lecture 8th hour. Studied all day. Read part of More's Utopia in Libe after chapel. Pete had a cake come. Went down & got a piece about 10. Then went to bed. 1917. Thurs. Started to go skating but shoes & skated didn't agree so I read in the Libe until choir time. Cut chapel tonight to get choice of Ec. books. 1918. Fri. got letter from Marion. After classes went to libe but couldn't get book I wanted. Ed made caramels in eve forgot chocolate & alcohol [gave] out so drank it in cups! 1919. Sat. Made cookies to send to Harvey & Walter. Ada Moulton visitied Marion in P.M. & stayed to supper, took her to movies. Bought Heifetz record. Pete arrived at midnight but I was asleep. January 19 1915. Tues. got 3 letters & postcard. Latin lecture on Forum by Miss Van Deeman with slides. Dined in Main with Ethel, chocolate pie. Danced awhile. Came home & Eliz. finished "Mr. Pratt". Read French to H.S. for an hour. 1916. Wed. Simply hate swimming lessons. Never going to take any more. Went skating 7th hour and it was grand. Smooth as glass. Read More's Utopia in between times. Stayed in Raymond for dinner. Took a bath & retired early. 1917. Fri. Another week over. Took nap after lunch. Didn't play basketball but read Mommsen's History of Rome. Made sandwiches in eve & Philosophy. Wilfred Gibson read his poems but didnt go. 1918. Sat. Worked all A.M. & wrote home after lunch. Walked to town to movies M. Clark in "Valentine Girl" very cute. Rode home. Copied masque music in eve. Read magazine stories. 1919. Sun. January 20 1915. Wed. Was playing mandolin duets with Ruby when [Silence] [bore] in sight with some nuts, didn't stay long. Took nuts & made fudge. Played organ while cooling. 1916. Thurs. Big event! Ice Carnival actually came off, brass band, gay lights and much excitement. Skated until 9:45. Nearly dead. Ice got horribly cut up towards end, big crowd. Got package from home. 1917. Sat. Camped out four solid hours in the Libe. Slept a little after lunch, wrote to Cat, then got Katie to go skating with me on the old lake, wonderful ice. Stayed almost an hour. Worked most of eve. 1918. Sun. Slept till 9. Breakfasted on egg biscuit & cheese. Cut choir & chapel. Began to review Latin & wrote to Horace. Asparagus for dinner & nuts (ours) for ice cream. P.M. spent at Mrs. [Vanneman's]. Long service after supper. January 21 1915. Thurs. got letter from Rita telling about Hod's visit. Eliz., Rub. & I went for walk around lakes before class meeting. Nominated offices for 2nd semester. Nuts for dinner. Danced in Eliz's room after. 1916. Fri. Warm today. Relieved to get over classes. Anti-Fat class. Then class meeting elected by Bradshaw pres. Serenaded Eleanor Leslie after dinner. Senior birthday. Taft's lecture. Serenaded new officers after. Ate my cake. 1917. Sun. Got my own breakfast. Everyone got coughing in choir.[Gowboys] pills cured them. Worked in P.M. Made fudge after supper. Pete read "The Rising Tide" by M. Deland. Then wrote my last Phil. & I went to bed. 1918. Mon. Not an exciting day to be sure, not feeling very kinky, slept part of P.M. & started "The Dark Forest"in senior parlor. Observed moon in eve. Nearly froze. Rub gave party for H. Tiffany. 19 January 22 1915. Fri. Last hygiene lecture by Dr. T. Whole house walked 7th hour. Got back 15 min. late for concert by negro quartet from Hampdon Inst. Eliz. started to read "The Shuttle" after dinner. Retired early. 1916. Sat. Found out that Dorothy Taylor died last night of pneumonia. Edna went to Infirmary this noon with tonsilitis. Rained all P.M. Reviewed Latin in Libe. Pete & I made chocolate for ourselves. Discussed Eng. during eve. 1917. Mon. With exams looming up in the horizon, the atmosphere is rather uncheerful. Made candy. Dancing at 7:00 now. Very strenuous tonight. Took bath & worked. 1918. Tues. cut Latin class! & no tears over it either. Reviewed some. [Practised] practiced. Started "Red Planet". Choir [practise] practice in eve. No mail. Ice-cream a la pecans for dinner. 19January 23 1915. Sat. Studied all A.M. Walked to town & back with Edna in rain in P.m. Played mandolin, made candy, assembled in H.S.'s room and gabbed until 10:30. Received box of doughnuts. 1916. Sun. Discussed Eng. with Pete until chapel. Pres. Burton of Smiths spoke. Took notes over to Infirmary. Stayed to dinner & rest of day in Raymond. Walked down to McGlynns with Rub. Made fudge. Went to dark music & retired early. 1917. Tues. Last Philosophy lecture of my life (I hope). Studied most of P.M. Choir rehearsal in eve. Got letters from all of family. 1918. Wed. Last classes. Got letters from Mama & Horace. Took short walk, too cold. Reviewed little after chapel & wrote two letters. Retired at ten. 19January 24 1915. Sun. Cut chapel. Had picture taken "studying" Livy. Made fudge. Went to Christian's to hear Dr. Spear speak. Very dramatic speaker. Retired early to be in pink of condition to attack Latin. 1916. Mon. Soph. Lit. exam at 8:30 in M.L.R. Glad its over. Ed came back from Infirmary, lunched in Raymond. Got two boxes from home. Went for a walk this P.M. Rub & H. came over here for dinner. Discussed Latin until 9. 1917. Wed. Got news of poor old Rex's departure from this world. Class meeting but not a quorum there. Got brown silk dress today in its reheshed form. Wore it to dinner. 1918. Thurs. Didn't arise for breakfast, took bath & after reading mail from Harvey & Horace [practised] practiced, had lesson. Then at 12:30 Miss C. announced the 2 scholarships & I got one. Treated lunch at Flag. Read & played in S.P. No chapel. January 25 1915. Mon. ["I vus ad Livium vindum".] Got box of cookies from home. Sent skates back again. Went to chapel, stayed in Libe until time to murder Livy in the circle. Retired early. Ate nabiscos. 1916. Tues. Horace exam was awfully long but otherwise very nice. Got word of Mrs. Donahue's death which broke me up for the P.M. Wrote some letters & went to organ recital. Did a little German in eve and went to bed early. 1917. Thurs. Letting my diary go is getting to be a habit, so it is hard to remember what happened way back. Nothing special today. I dare say, choir rehearsal & study. 1918. Fri. Studied Sat all A.M. Got post card from home. Poor lunch. Juvenal exam was quite interesting. Read in Senior parlor till time to dress for dinner. Finished "Red Planet" in eve. Took bath & retired. 19January 26 1915. Tues. Math exam quite easy. Left 45 min. early. Stayed home all P.M. Splept one hour or more. Study History. Two helpings of Ice-cream at dinner. Walked at 9:00 with E. & H. Wore bloomers. 1916. Wed. Got up at 8. Took a bath and got my own breakfast. Attempted to study German with Ruby. Awfully sleepy after lunch. Went for a walk. Woke up in exam, liked it a lot. Organ recital. Played for dancing by request of Lydia. O joy! Went to bed at 9:00. 1917. Fri. Madame Homer's concert this eve. Cut chapel & got good seat. It was a grand opportunity, & a recreation before exams. She responded to our applause with several encores. A most charming personality. 1918. Sat. Did little Astronomy in A.M. Got box from home, cake, cookies yarn, etc. Rube got cake too. Read all evening. Quig & Katie came in for little party on eats. Retired about 11. Began sock. 19January 27 1915. Wed. History exam over, fierce. Walked in P.M. to Spring lake, found to be carnival so strolled that way about 8:45. Six bonfires, electric lights, music, [...]! My! Big box of eats, orange cake, corn balls, etc. 1916. Thurs. Studied Physics most of A.M. Went over for mail. Got two packages today. Walked around lake before exam, which was fierce but think I did pretty well. Sat around & talked all eve. Changed furniture, lights went out. 1917. Sat. A right cold day. Marched in masse to Philosophy singing our song. Phil. wasn't so bad, but a relief to have it over. Perfectly divine skating on the big lake. Pete read parts from her new book in eve. 1918. Sun. Breakfasted on cake. Went to choir because Rob Spear spoke & I wanted to hear him. Reviewed Span. & wrote letters in P.M. Went to Christians to hear Dr. Spear again. 19 January 28 1915. Fri. Day of bliss! Coasted in A.M. Nearly broke our necks, [...] trifle. Movies in P.M. Annette Kellerman in Neptune's Daughter. Children's party in Fresh. parlor. Dressed as a boy, took H.S. 1916. Fri. Very quiet day. Made attempt at studying Analect. Walked over to Main 3 times, saw Pete off. Ed almost got left thought train left at 6:32 instead of 5:32. Took bath, packed, etc. Retired very early. 1917. Sun. A late breakfast as usual & morning occupied with choir. A. Brighthill & Joe entertained the choir with crazy stunts. Worked on Ec more or less rest of day. Went to bed early. 1918. Mon. Studied Span. all A.M. Exam at 2:30. Pretty nice. Crammed Astronomy in eve. Ed thought it came Wed. & dined at Miss Smiths getting home at 9:30! Some wild dancing around. Retired early. 19 January 29 1915. Sat. New York again. 12 of us dined at Lord & Taylor's. Saw Show, shop in P.M. then went out to Ruby's for dinner. Danced & sang all eve. Slept with H. Sloane. Had lots of fun at lunch, dividing orders etc. 1916. Sat. Math exam pretty easy. Got 11:32 train for N.Y. Rub & Helen met me at train, hastened to Hippodrome. "Hip, Hip Hooray" very spectacular. Ran on to Aunt Abbie going down stairs. Cat called up as we were finishing dinner. Couldn't hear much, slept with Rub. 1917. Mon. Most interesting Ec exam, figuring John Doe. Read in Libe until lunch "Mother Cary's Chickens". Did Latin all P.M. & eve. Trying to absorb some knowledge at the last minute. Cut chapel. 1918. Tues. Certainly worked & wrote fast during Ast. exam. A mental wreck afterwards. Did little for Music in P.M. Nice exam. Nearly through. Cut chapel read in Senior parlor all eve. 19January 30 1915. Sun. Slept until 10:00. After breakfast took long walk along bay. Played & sang after dinner. Left about 5:30. Cut up all way back on train. Walked to Main to get flunk notes but none there nor at the house either. Can it was. 1916. Sun. Got up at ten. Arrived in church ten minutes late. Rainy out, played games. Left about 4:30, took 6: o'clock train. Saw Cat for about six minutes. Ate lunch on train & played ghost. Wrote long letter home. No notes waiting. 1917. Tues. Boned on Stroehan. Davidson all A.M. Discussed it with Hazel F. The exam itself was right hard. I didn't like it much. Went to Flag Shop with Hazel & H. Rupert. Read "The Iron Woman" in eve. 1918. Wed. Interp, last exam at 10:50 & it wasn't so terrifying! Movies in P.M. with Ella, Quig & Kate, good picture. Read in Senior parlor again. What a grand feeling of relief! Rube went home. 19 January 31 19[15]. Discovered I left out last Thurs. Jan. 28, so here it is. Walked to town with Edna after French exam, bought sled, made candy to sell in candy kitchen. Coasted in eve. Party in E's room. 1916. Mon. Ye second semester, four classes. All latin comes in Museum. Drizzly all day. [Red] read magazine in Libe 2nd hour. Went thru Art building with Rub & S. then to McGlynns. Cat is coming for week-end. Rub's Ferdinand is spending night. 1917. Wed. No exams today. Rub & I made sandwiches. Reviewed some Art. Went to see Jane Cowl in "Lilac time", a war play with tragic ending. Read in eve. Who would ever think I had 2 more exams! 1918. Thurs. Slept late, [practised] practiced, knitted & read. Coasting in P.M. with Ella & kate. Got bad fall, hit in ribs. Fooled around in eve. Sat up till 11 reading in bed. 19 February 1 1915. Mon. Rained all day. Horrid walking. No flunk notes. Passed all my exams. Slept two hours in P.M. Didn't go to new presidents' reception for the weather. Only 5 nuts went. Retired early. 1916. Tues. Still dark out. Had three classes. Rub & Sh. came over here for lunch & we took dinner with them. Got box of big apples. Bought and sold books. I invited H.K. to visit me. 1917. Thurs. Also no classes except oral music. Studied pretty generally with interludes of reading & sleeping. Lots of people are through already & gone home. No such luck for me. 1918. Fri. Late breakfast of pancakes. 2 chafing dishes going. Ella, Pete, Ed, & Shack departed for Moor's Mills in P.M. I read. Played 500 with Olga & Quig till 9. Finished sock & read magazines in bed late. 1919. Sat. Mama went to Springfield early. M. & I got up late, went to Boston & saw "Kiss Burglar" bought grey silk jersey petticoat. Uneventful evening.February 2 1915. Tues. Snowed all day & cold. Received package & letter from Aunt Gert. Went coasting 8th with Ruby & Edna instead of to class meeting. Caramel ice cream. Slept after dinner until nine o'clock. 1916. Wed. Snowed all day long. Stayed in bed until 9:00. Made chocolate. Only two classes. Stayed home all P.M. Lydia asked to have our [fern] for Junior Prom. No chapel. 1917. Fri. Hustling day. Art exam, hurried lunch & packing. Harmony exam, & dash for 4:17 train to N.Y. Got brownies to eat on way, read too. Rub, Ed, Pete & Quig met me at train. Dined at Thomase's, bed at 12:00. 1918. Sat. Quig joined me in pancakes & cocoa. Finished at 11. [Practised] practiced over an hour. Took walk & knitted in Q's room. Family returned before dinner. Went to Liberty in eve, my broken rib hurts. 1919. Sun. Keeping house, made choc. cake to take to Bradford, also fudge. Took 4:00 train, back for Vespers. Pres. Cole of Wheaton spoke. V. Weason came up. Marge, Hope's friend here. February 3 1915. Wed. Home until 11:15. Enid got notice to go home for good. 17 Freshmen sent home. Snowed all P.M. Studied most all day. Much too long lessons. Had to pad my chair. 1916. Thurs. Four classes. Prof. Moore didn't show up for L Prose. Blessings on him. Did lot of Monday's studying seeing as how Cat is coming. Ruby & H. came over for dinner. Read "Roister Doister" in Libe. 1917. Sat. Coldest day I ever saw. Rub, Quig & I surprised Cat at Barnard. Lunched at Lord & Taylors. Saw "Captain Kidd Jr." funniest play I ever saw. Danced in eve & then I played. Retired at 12:00 but I read in bed till 1:30. 1918. Sun. Snowed all day. Another pancake breakfast about 10:30. Washed, sports, dressed for dinner. Rather beat out by my internal inquiries. Made caramels in P.M. Read "Richard Carvel". 19February 4 1915. Thurs. Went coasting with Ruby. We each had a sled of our own & it was wonderful to say the least. Received congratulatory letter from Marion. Made candy & sold on the spot. 1916. Fri. No classes all A.M. Studied hard (?), if such is possible. Met Cat at gate. Went coasting, got bad tumble. Took Cat to chapel. Twenty three of us went on sleigh ride, sang all way, made chololate after. 1917. Sun. With great difficulty we all managed to arise & arrive in church only ten minutes late. Walked 5 miles before dinner. My poor feet! Grand dinner, then time to leave. Tiresome trip home train 1 hr. late, tired to death. 1918. Mon. Second semester begins with four classes & [practising] practicing. Finished "Richard Carvel". Knitted a lot. 1919. Tues. Went to Haverhill twice with Mar, once shopping & once to Dr. Carter's. February 5 1915. Fri. First skating this year on new lake. Whole house went, stayed until dinner. Started reading Capt. Erie in H.B's room. Party in HS' room at 9:00. Eliz. went thru' her repertoire. Interrupted by Mrs. G. at 11:15. 1916. Sat. Took Cat on tour of inspection after late breakfast. Museum Art B. etc. Went to movies this P.M. & to Flag Shop. Cat hasn't seen "her" yet. Party for Ethel in Lorine's room, made divinity. Not a bit of studying. 1917. Mon. Simply couldn't get up before 9:00. Awful blizzard out. Miss Washburn couldn't get over, hence a cut. Had to fight my way home through wind & snow, awfully cold too. Slept till 4. Went to bed early too after taking a bath. 1918. Tues. Only two classes. Washed hair in A.M. My ribs nearly recovered normal feeling. No choir rehearsal. 1919. Wed. Went to Haverhill with Betsy. February 6 1915. Sat. Rained last night, extremely warm today, slushiest walking. H.Shackleton & I sat for pictures at Wolven's. Ethel came along too. Did some shopping, then walked home thro' feet of mush. Studied all eve. 1916. Sun. Got breakfast again in room. Others went down town to church. Cat & I took a walk, took some pictures. Called on D. Bond, made candy in P.M. Had supper in Raymond. Went to dark music. Stayed in Ray. all night. Ruby acted for us, fancy costumes. 1917. Tues. Our report cards appeared today, much excitement, mine was much better than I ever dreamed of. Couldn't get a [tobboggan] toboggan this P.M. so Rene, Rub & I went out after choir. Grand moon & it was best coasting I ever saw. 1918. Wed. Finished my pair of socks today, made in record time. First Typewriting lesson this eve, most fascinating. 19 February 7 1915. Sun. Been lazy in general. Read "Baby Mine" this P.M. This eve. wrote letters. Went up in Ruby's room. Sewed up sleeves of nightgown. Made so much noise got call down. "Don't you realize it is Sun"? 1916. Mon. Didn't sleep very well last night nearly froze. Went to Flag Shop with Cat 2nd hour and got a sundae. Bid fond farewell to Cat. Rub & I took a nap 6th hour then came over here and ate my cake. Went to lecture on Wills. Read in Libe in eve. 1917. Wed. Wanted to go coasting again tonight, but went to Bonnet's organ recital instead. Liked it all but the improvising which was too long & merely a jumble of tunes. 1918. Thurs. Lovely warm day, windows open etc. Sent socks to W.A. Moore. News of sinking of Tuscania. [Practised] practiced piano 2nd & typewriting 3rd hours. 1919. Fri. Betty Kerr has mumps, extra period for me. Washed my hair. Mama came in P.M. with variety of eats. Lecture in eve by queer woman. Sat with Elsie Barr. V. Bentley taught Cicero today. February 8 1915. Mon. Mrs. Saunders' tea, 8 of us went dolled up in our best. Received proofs, very fair considering. Sat in H. Sloanes room until 7:30 discussing punishment of children. Did Ovid with Ruby. 1916. Tues. Worked in libe part of P.M. "She" was there too. Came home to read magazines but Ruby pulled me out for a walk around lake. Mighty cold. Had chocolate in Pete's room. Studied at home all eve. Got asleep about 10:30. 1917. Thurs. Had only one class today & that a lecture. However I had to work enough for 4 classes tomorrow. 1918. Fri. Cold again. Surprising grape nut ice cream for dinner. All type wrote in eve. Wrote letter, then retired. 1919. Sat. Slept till late in Mac's room, because she's sick. Went to bungalow in P.M. with Mac & Miss Clough. Played for sub-senior entertainment in eve. Miss Clough called, then Eleanor. February 9 1915. Tues. Enid left this P.M. Packed in a hurry & left lots. Mrs. G. cleaned it all out before we had a chance at it. Miss Palmer head warden, dined with us. All ate in back room, reception in parlor until 8:00. 1916. Wed. Have been kept busy with five classes tomorrow. Went to violin recital by Wassily Besekirkshy. Decided not to go to Mac Cracken's tonight. P. Fowler came to dinner with Pete. Played for dancing. 1917. Fri. A hard morning. Played basketball sixth hour, then got "Red Rock" out of the libe & read on it all evening. Got some brownies from home but they were peculiarly hard. We ate them though. 1918. Sat. Overslept breakfast, but feasted on cookies from home. Dreary day & wanted to go to movies but nobody else did. Read "The Turmoil", took short walk with Ed. Finished book & played 500 till 11:00 with Pete & Ed. 1919. Sun. Overslept breakfast & ate with Hope & Hilda. Took short walk with Mac. She's still feeling punk. Read "Love of and Unknown Soldier" all P.M. Didn't go to supper, indigestion maybe. Called on Virginia Wesson who is ill. Betsey came home. February 10 1915. Wed. Laundry returned with angel cake, cookies & corn balls. English conference, made speech in Eng. class sitting at desk. Skated in front of Davidson during chapel time. Retired about 10:20. 1916. Thurs. Got Cat's letter telling about her flunking Eng. Wrote right back to her. Had dancing in P.M. Rub, Shack & Irene came to dinner. Danced per usual. Cutie wasn't in chapel. Studied little, read magazine. 1917. Sat. Accomplished nothing this A.M. Read some. Went down town right after lunch with Marian & Eliz. to get things for our dance. Rest of P.M. spent in preparations. Dance lots of fun, ice-cream & heart shaped dance orders. 1918. Sun. Overslept till 9:15, hustled off on run to choir. Mrs. Vanneman at dinner. Quiet P.M. Wrote 1 letter. Read "Hilltop on Maine" & did Spanish. Fruit salad & cake with choc. sauce for supper. 19February 11 1915. Thurs. Curses upon History topics! Skated 5th hour with Ruby, then studied Hist. until dinner. Stayed to dinner with Ethel. More topic. Retire 10:30. 1916. Fri. Anti Fat this P.M. Then took bath & dressed up in flossiest blue gown. Watched men arrive for Prom. Danced an hour after dinner (no chapel) had to play most of time. Went to Raymond, played cards, had show by Rub, Eliz. S. & Irene. Danced. Watched men leave. 1917. Sun. Hated to get up for choir, & after all I was excused so I came home & read some more. Dinner in Raymond. Wrote letters in P.M. Ed made fudge in eve & we took turns reading out loud "The Parlor". Our lights went out. 1918. Mon. Warm again today. Filled out Occupation Bureau papers. Took walk with Ed & Shackie. 19February 12 1915. Fri. Walked down town to send some Valentines. Had stunt party, took off Ruby, Edna, express man etc. Have all cots lined up in our room to sleep in. Now about 11:45. Happy dreams. 1916. Sat. Occupied Pete's window most all day. Glee Concert at 11. Fine view from gallery. Letter from H. Cole. Watched Promers depart. Snowed. No chapel. Wrote letters. Went over to [rubber] about 9. Nice man pulled back curtains. Talked until 11. 1917. Mon. Terrific cold weather these days. 24 below zero. Studied madly all P.M. to atone for lazy week-end. Dancing in eve. Took bath. Still in dark, but not my place to have lights fixed. 1918. Tues. Fire excitement, starting while at dinner. Nerve racking process of rescuing belongings & carrying them to Strong. Telegraphed home. Only east wing destroyed. Stayed in 105 North for night but didn't sleep a wink. 19February 13 1915. Sat. Slept fine last night with H. Sloane. Got up about 8:15. Washed my hair. Walked to town & went to movies with Edna. Wrote letter to Aunt Abbie. Junior Prom tonight. Retire early. 1916. Sun. Got up at 8:22 dressed in 3 mins. Cut chapel, went to bed with cold. Woke up with dinner bell, another rush. Made fudge in Rub's room. They all had supper here. Worked on puzzle. Snowed all A.M. quite cold. 1917. Tues. My prom dress has come & it is a beauty, yellow, gold & amber colors. Had dress rehearsal in eve after choir. It fits great. Also purchased Sarah's blue velvet hat which is very becoming. 1918. Wed. Chapel at 8:30. Continued classes. Carried effects back to Main in P.M. Worked like a niger & nearly dead tired. Sent night letter to Aung Gert to stop payment on check, other thing missing. In North for night & meals. Wrote home. 1919. Thurs. Went to the Colonial with Miss Swartz, Mac, & Mrs. Sudeman, quite good & thrilling serial of Houdini's. February 14 1915. Sun. All the men in chapel this A.M. Two peaches sat in front of us. Edna & I gave a concert on combs, sang all we knew. Went to H & R's room in eve. Organized B.B. Club & read new Gazette. Hid Mickie. Came home early. 1916. Mon. Terribly cold. Have quite a cold. Stayed in all P.M. Played Mandolin etc. Senior honors announced in chapel. Found valentine on door. Made some for Rube & Shac. Went way over with them. Rub & Irene stopped in here late. Got doughnuts today. 1917. Wed. Got $2 from Aunt Gert. Very useful at this time. Made final arrangements at Cary's for Guy's room. Did Harmony for Friday. 1918. Thurs. Between six hours taken trips for mail in Students & hunting up other belongings, Suit case & check showed up. Cleaned up room enough to sleep in it. [40] have meals permanently in North. Post Office as usual. 1919. Stayed over for Valentine Party, table party and dance in gym. February 15 1915. Mon. Rainy foggy day. Worked in libe 2nd & 3rd hours. Stayed home all P.M. Got reckless at 9:30. Played ring around the Posie. Compared our diaries. Retired at 10:45. 1916. Tues. Stayed in with cold. Got rain coat from home, & package of paper from Aunt G., valentine from Paul. Stopped by Ray. for candy. Played my mandolin. Had awful lunch, but good dinner. Danced until chapel. Retired at 9. 1917. Thurs. 1918. Fri. Mail brought to rooms now. Wrote letters & got mostly settled back in order. Didn't get up for breakfast. Piano from T just outside my window. Quiet eve, took bath & went to bed before 9:30. "Beat out". 1919. Sat. Got pay check so went home on 10:15 train. Went to Boston with Mama, snowing hard too. Bought straw hat. Marion & Chris saw "Jack O Lantern" & raved all eve. February 16 1915. Tues. Not a very thrilling day. Study all the time. Got long letters from Kershaw in Eliot & Marion. Visited Rube & HB after 6th hour. Sat at small table at dinner, had orange ice cream. HS got candy from her brother. 1916. Wed. Got thru Lab lots early. Studied in Freshman parlor. Went for walk with Pete hitched on to pung & had quite a ride. Cut chapel, took a bath & got asleep by 10. Much warmer today. Ginger ice-cream. 1917. Fri. Four classes at last past. Dolled up & met Mr. Wright on 5:22 train. 18 of us had dinner at North Side. Got back for an hour at the Carnival. It was swell, feel as if Guy was an old friend. Made hit by producing box of candy. 1918. Sat. Arose at 9. Rube gave me roll & doughnut for breakfast. Couldn't seem to work so typewrote nearly two hours. Went down to movies with Pete "Brown of Harvard". Dance in eve but no money. Read at home, bed early. 1919. Sun. Made brownies. Rose family dropped in in P.M. Chris left. February 17 1915. Wed. Worked all A.M. on summary of "Doll's House", Ibsen. Read in Latin. Went up to HS' room, 424 Main, large inside room, not so worse. Nice desert & salad for dinner. Edna made some candy. Couldn't get rid of it. 1916. Fri. Wretched weather, rain, hail & snow. Got thru Lab early. Did L. Prose. Cut class meeting. Went to Games, made all baskets first try. No chapel. Played for dancing. Read "The Fugitive" in Pete's room. Ate her soft divinity. 1917. Sat. Sleigh ride from 10-[1:0] 1:00. Prof. & Mrs. Gow chaperones. Grand lunch at Kohlinares Inn. Lasted till 3:20. Danced. Had 3/4 hr. to dress for prom. Flowers arrived at last minute, much relief. Danced till 12, tired to death, but happy. 1918. Sun. Pancake breakfast. Cut choir [practise] practice but attended regular service. Minister very interesting. Took nap, washed, miscellaneous articles & read Spanish in P.M. Went to Christian, finished Spanish & took bath, went to bed 10:45. 1919. Mon. Got back to Bradford in time for 10:10 class. Started "The Tin Soldier" & read all eve. It's great!FEbruary 18 1915. Thurs. Spent all P.M. in libe on Hist. topic. "Inquisition in Spain" Picture came, pretty good. Made Franks & Helens wedding present, copied from one of numerous mottoes. Cold today. 1916. Thurs. Uneventful day as usual. 5 classes and dancing. Stayed up late in Pete's room hanging pictures. Lydia rapped on wall as gentle hint to be quiet. Went to bed about 10:45, very late for me. 1917. Sun. Did not go coasting with others who all had breakfast in North. Dinner at Inn after which we toured campus, libe tower etc. Got paired off with Mr. Hill who, with Currier left early. Guy told fortunes. Supper at [Uandi]. Sad parting at the car. Bed early. 1918. Mon. Not a morsel to eat before lunch, but no hungrier than usual. Quite a nice day. Uneventful though. 19 February 19 1915. Fri. Strenuous exercise in Gym 7th. Couldn't get a single basket. Came home & one long hustle for Frank's & Helen's wedding. 6 of Whitlocks came. Rube, minister, lost mustache during service. Danced in E's room, stopped by Mrs. G. 1916. Sat. Worked most of A.M. Went over for mail, got box, awfully windy. Concert by a French baroness at 3:30. Rushed down town afterwards with Ed. Material for shirtwait. Smocked until 11:45. Cut chapel. 1917. Mon. What a come down! Had to write in Ec. Terribly lonely, tired & depressed generally. Tried to write it up in a letter home. First Red Cross lecture this eve, which was quite interesting. Attempt to do Latin after failed. 1918. Tues. Rained all day. Campus a rushing river, especially in front of North. No chapel or choir. Terribly sleepy after lunch so slept an hour. 1919. Wed. Fine violin concert by Jacques Thibaud. Got news of Ednas engagement to Billy & wedding to be April 2nd!February 20 19[15]. Slept until 9:15. Never so lame in my life. HS slept with Edna. Tea in D. Currier's room. Took a long walk until dinner with Edna, Eliz, Rub & H Shac. After dinner Eliz. dressed up as a little girl & sang for us. Retired early. Same all over. 1916. Sun. Got up at 8:15 for breakfast. Episcopal service, awfully long. Dined in Raymond. Rub & Shackie came over here later. Made some very good fudge. Didn't go out this eve. Pete & Ed raved about Baroness's lecture. 1917. Tues. Still have not recovered my equilibrium. Wrote long letters to Helen & Cat, felt better after I had got some of it out of my system. Choir rehearsal in eve, after which I wrote to Helen & went to bed early. 1918. Wed. Campus now looks like Venice, bridges built over lakes. Took short walk with Shack in P.M. Located grocery store in cellar of laundry. Typewriting lesson in eve. 19February 21 1915. Sun. Warm & sunny. Long sermon. Read on couch after dinner. Went to tea in Blanche's room. Supper in Ruby's room. Lots of grand things to eat. What an effort to leave! Still horribly lame. 1916. Mon. Cold!! Went Tobogganing on Slater's Hill, some bumps & clouds of snow in our faces. Pete got roast chicken this noon. Had dinner in her room. Rube & Sh. appeared in fancy dress. Old English songs this eve in Music Hall. 1917. Wed. Setters from our swains poured in today. A very nice one from Guy. Went off campus & paid Mrs. Cary for his room. Very warm & springlike today. Read "The Sailor" all evening. 1918. Thurs. Got up for breakfast. Psych written was pretty bad. Two other classes & choir. Pete, Ed, Shack, Ella & I went to movies at Stratford in eve. Saw "Her Boy". Got Ice-cream after. 1919. Fri. Went to Colonial with Miss Swartz & Mrs. Sudeman & it was vile. Rank musical comedy. February 22 1915. Mon. Wrote two letters 3rd in Ruby's room. Helen's sweater & some doughnuts & candy came on noon mail. Read a while this P.M. "Laughing Cavalier". Walked some as Sat. with H.S., H.Shac., & Ethel. H.S. got letter from Ethel. 1916. Tues. Quite warm today. Only one mail, didn't get anything. German lecture 8th in Art Building. Cookies in shape of hatchets for dinner. Only sign of a holiday here. 1917. Thurs. Cold & rainy again. Never would suspect it was a holiday here except for chocolate sauce on the ice-cream. Played the grand new kinds of dance music after dinner. Memories of the music at Prom. 1918. Fri. No mail today. Entertainment & dance in Student's in honor of George. Wore Prom dress. Several in costumes. Read a while afterwards. Snowe in eve. 1919. Sat. Aunt Gert didn't come as expected but Helen K. dropped in. Dressed for Washington Party & went to gym in eve. Nice time. H. Steele escorted me. February 23 1915. Tues. Still warm & spring-like. Went up to H. Sloane's room after 6th to read E's letter. Stopped at Ruby' room later. Read my book until dinner. Had two helpings of ice-cream with fudge sauce. 1916. Wed. Ruby came over this P.M. & I tried to persuade her to go to the Flagshop but she wouldn't. Spent all A.M. in Lab. Julia Culp sang this eve. Had fine seats. Phi Beta Kappa announced in chapel. 1917. Fri. Got silly letter from Mr. Hill. He is so absurd! Lecture this eve on the Philippines by Mrs. Kelly. Inspired me with great interest. Went over to read Larry's letter to Rube, then to bed fairly early. 1918. Sat. Slept till 9:30. Got letters from Harvey & Mr. Moore, package from home. Composed & [practised] practiced. Typewrote & finished "Under Fire". Supper party for Mr. & Mrs. Thomas, Mrs. V. & a friend. Concert in eve. Danced in [corredor] corridor & had comb band. 1919. Sun. Lots of snow. Helen felt she had to go on 12:03 train, showed her around & went to train. H. Steele & Betsey came in P.M. Went to Vespers with Betsey. February 24 1915. Wed. Rained all day. Read some more from my book. Stayed in Ruby's room 7 & 8 hours. H. Sloane bought some candy in candy kitchen. After dinner, drew silhouettes of each other, good & funny. 1916. Thurs. Lived thru six classes very nicely. Made fudge seventh hour. Went to dancing 8th. Shackie came over about nine. Finished candy & served a little. 1917. Sat. Best intentions to work but got Guy's letter to E.W.E's & spent nearly all A.M. hunting them up, a very clever letter & poetry. Walked down town in P.M. got sundae at Woods. Eve spent making divinity & composing answer to G.T.A's. 1918. Sun. Warm day. Breakfasted on remains of party. Choir played in Lathrop after dinner. Wrote letters & took walk with Shack & Ella. Better supper than usual, stuffed eggs & potatoes. 1919. Mon. February 25 1915. Thurs. Rained again, snowed a little while. Had a cup of tea in H. Burgess's room 3rd hour. Hist. topic in Library until 4:00. Made a little fudge, & read novel a while. Studied until 11:00. 1916. Fri. Rained hard all day. Had Miss Ricksoff in German. Nobody knew a thing. Went to Anti Fat, and to a lecture on Minimum Wages. No chapel. Reception at Prexy's house. Mr. Thompson Seager spoke, impromptu movies, good food. 1917. Sun. Arose late & beat a hasty departure for choir. Dinner in Raymond. Finished "The Sailor" & wrote letters. This eve, got initiated into the Art of smoking cigarettes, not a very sanitary way either as we had only 1 for four of us. 1918. Mon. 19 February 26. [1916] 1915. Walked to town to pay for pictures. Lecture on Venetion Artists in eve. Wrote 12 page letter to H.K. after returning. Finished my book. Quite cold out. Retired at 11:30. 1916. Sat. Reduced to $.24. No breakfast. Eliz. S. brought box from mail. Walked down town. Ed & I went to movies. Got back in time for minor ball play. "Tenth muse". No chapel, party in Main. Made candy for Endowment Fund. Finished M's waist. 1917. Mon. Awful dismal rainy day. Nothing much to do. No chapel, but had to go out to Red CRoss lecture. Went to bed at 10 altho' I wasn't very tired having slept in P.M. 1918. Tues. 19February 27. 1915. Sat. Cleaned my room, did Latin prose. Walked over for mail in A.M. Went to French Play in P.M. Entertainment in Whitropolitan Uproar House in eve. Dressed up as a man. Wrote a letter later. Blanche stayed all night. 1916. Sun. Got up & ate big breakfast. Read Bible (for Latin). Sermon short & sweet. Dinner in Raymond. Ruby home for sister's announcement party. Had tea in Pete's room. Wrote letters. Went to Vespers & dark music. Took bath, retired late. 1917. Tues. Campus all wet & dreary until sun came out late in day. Choir was 7th hour on account of [Misha Elman's] concert down town in eve. Choc. ice-cream for dinner all melted. Danced. Prom pictures didn't come! 1918. Wed. Phi Beta Kappa announced & Rene got it! After typewriting class had class meeting in Senior parlor, gave up flowers for class day. Sat up & talked till 11:30. 19February 28. 1915. Sun. Awfully sleepy in chapel. Slept most of P.M. Ethel dropped in. Ruby & H. Sloane came to supper. Miss P. wasn't there, hence much rejoicing. Stayed in parlor a long while after supper. 1916. Mon. Lend my steamer rug to Lydia last night & consequently nearly froze. Awfully cold today. Warmed up a little in P.M. Went skating with Shackie. Took picures of each other. Got long illustrated letter from Cat. Read in Libe all eve. 1917. Wed. Laundry with brownies, date & candied orange peel came. Started Psych topic for 2 hrs. Walked with Peter 8th hour. Went to students recital this eve to hear Shackie play. Did my Harmony for Fri. 1918. Thurs. Rainy day. Cut in Composition. Full afternoon, music lesson, went to Spanish Club instead of choir. Regular chapel omitted for Christians meeting which I did not attend. Retired early. 19February 29 1915. M 1916. Tues. Slept cold last night too. Glad to get up for breakfast. Slept most of 4th hour. Had cut in English, only 2 classes. Miss Harriet gave lecture on Shakes, edition. She was screaming. Danced after dinner. Bed early. 1917. 1918. Friday. Finished Theory of Advertising. [Practised] practiced after lunch. Gowboy not meeting classes, walked down town with Pete, visited Wood's, got supply of writing paper. 19March 1 1915. Mon. Went for a walk with Edna, quite breezy. H. Shac. went over to Libe with me after dinner but I couldn't get the desired book, we came home. Went to bed at 10, exactly. 1916. Wed. Took Lab cut this A.M. & studied for Physics written. Went to lecture on Montessori system 8th hour. Uncle Ed is very sick. Pete is in Reading. Worked most all day. 1917. Thurs. Psych quiz my only class. Dancing & choir in P.M. This eve Lieutenant Roetgen talked & gave movies in Students. Awfully blurred. Left at 9 to do Latin but so tired that I went to bed at 10:00. 1918. Sat. 19March 2 1915. Warm & pleasant, slightly windy. Had tea in Rube's room 7th hr. Lecture on Russian peasants 8th hr, colored illustrations. Got four letters, Marion's plans for dance April 3. Check for 10 bones. 1916. Thurs. Hectic day! Written Physics quiz pretty good, four other classes. English interview. Took tea with Miss Leach! heart to heart talk. Stayed to dinner in Raymond. Went to Open Forum. 1917. Fri. Got my bike out of its winter quarters with much difficulty & took a ride, short one because the back tire went flat. Got nice letter & pictures from Guy. Pete & I embroidered etc. in evening. Having got up at 6:30, I was ready to go to bed. 1918. Sat. Glee Club concert & dance. Party for Rene, 3 qts. of ice cream fudge sauce & cake for seven of us. Stayed up till long after 12. 19March 3 1915. Wed. Read for History topic on "Forest Cantons" 1st 3 hours. Got letter from [Hod] inviting me to Portland during vacation. Quite windy, retired 10:30. 1916. Fri. Only one class but that was enough and of course Lab in A.M. Wrote Latin prose paper on Preparedness. Didn't attend lecture but studied in Libe, then to Raymond and stayed all night. Made chocolate, ate Bunkie's cake. Retired about 12. 1917. Sat. Slept until 9:45. Did a little Latin. Walked to movies with Pete & Ed. "Douglas Fairbanks", in the Matrimoniac, such antics! Got reckless & bought a volume of Marefield for Marion's birthday. Made fudge in eve. Amused by turning somersaults etc. 1918. Sun. [Town] Sunday, wrote up Psych topic. Mrs. Newcomb called. Played in corridor, drum a la shutter combs etc. Went to dark music. 19March 4 1915. Thurs. Played on piano in Fresh. Parlor 3rd hour, while Francis held the door. Got stuck on Trig. Studied all eve in Library for Eng. "Jame's Question of Our Speech". 1916. Sat. Slept rotten last night. Fell asleep this A.M. German play was so tiresome, left in middle of 2nd act. Dined in Raymond. Cut chapel, dressed for Faculty party which was great! Good eats, entertainment & dancing after. Read a little. 1917. Sun. Town Sunday & it snowed all day. Got up for breakfast & worked steady of Psych topic. Went over to Raymond for supper. Rub is home for week-end. Shackie went to West Point too. Hear Rabbi Wise speak in eve. Wrote letters & went to bed early. 1918. Mon. 19March 5 1915. Fri. Worked harder this A.M. on last Hist. topic & Eng. brief. Went to Gym for games, came home, dressed to dine with H. Burgess. Danced after, chapel, then lecture on Baiae by Mr. McDaniels. Went up to H.S's room. 1916. Sun. One grand day. Slept over breakfast. Worked little, no chapel. Rube came to dinner & stayed until 4:20, & we [thot] thought she'd never go. Grand rush for preparations for party. Everything worked fine. Our poems were great. Another party in Raymond. 1917. Mon. Disgusting to have all this snow. Got a bunch of music from Mr. Hill, also a letter. He pretends to be quite smitten. Rub & Shack came over to lunch, played music. Libe all P.M. Ec lecture 8th on Styles & Strikes. No chapel. Red cross in eve. 1918. Tues. 19March 6 1915. Sat. Walked to town with E, H.S., HS, Ruby. Snowed a little. 2nd Hall Play. Frank drew no. 1 so we six had good seats. "Candida" was great. Went to Rube's room after for her birthday cake. Home at 11. 1916. Mon. Snowed nearly all day. Felt like the morning after. Slept last night with Pete in Rube's room. Latin written was crazy. Read some on "Friend of Caesar" & fell asleep. No chapel, studied & read until ten. 1917. Tues. Rube's birthday. Also Pete taken with grip & hustled off to Infirmary. Made divinity in P.M. but not hard yet. Tuskegee sextet here 8th. Awfully good. After choir, Rub had birthday cake. Also " ", Took bath & went to bed 10:45. 1918. Wed. Fanny sprung Spanish written on us, mean dirty trick. 19March 7 1915. Sun. Town Sun. didn't get up for breakfast, took some snow pictures, slept all P.M. Quite stiff. Went to dark music. Parsifal. Rehearsah for our play, finished French, wrote letter, bed! 1916. Tues. Came off warm this P.M. Read more of Friend of Caesar, went to Flag Shop & for a walk. Last sundae before Lent. Cut chapel as my eyes have been twitching all day. Got check for $6. Overslept until 7:50 this A.M. 1917. Wed. Nearly froze last night. Worked on Music topic today. Got four nice letters. Ruby & I walked a long way thru the estate & back cross country. All had dinner in Raymond. Choc. sauce on ice-cream. 1918. Thurs. Psych written. Busy day, every hour taken. Worked in Red Cross room 7th hr. 19March 8 1915. Mon. Nothing much doing. Studied all after noon. Went to dinner in Main with Helen Sloane, danced after, studied during chapel, she came back with me. 1916. Wed. Snowed all day again. Campus is lovely but I'm sick of cold weather. Organ recital in chapel. Man improvised one piece. No chapel. Studied Physics, took bath, put up laundry & went to bed early to rest twitching eye. 1917. Thurs. Finished music topic in A.M. A day of hard work. Choir rehearsal. Quite cold today. 1918. Fri. Rene gave tea for Poughkeepsie friends in Senior parlor, only we did the work, nice sandwiches etc. Type wrote a while in eve & saw an act of II Hall play, didn't like it at all. Talked late. 19March 9 1915. Tues. Went to lecture by Miss [Fextes] on Moscow. Helen Burgess came over to dinner with me. Had brick ice-cream and chicken. 1916. Thurs. Writtens in Math & Latin. Went walking with Shackie 7th. Took in exhibition at the Inn. Dancing 8th hour. Didn't snow for a wonder. 1917. Fri. Much relieved when this day's classes o'er. Took a nap & walked a while. Went to rarest party in Sarah's room at 8:30. She has a quest. Wrote a letter to Sloanie till 11:00. 1918. Sat. Ella & I walked down town to purchase shoes. I got mahogany oxfords & rubbers. Didn't go to Second Hall play, studied little in Libe. Sat up late discussing play etc. 19 March 10 1915. Wed. Went to Peace lecture 8th hour. Pork & grape fruit for dinner. Driven by hunger, Edna & I made some candy, mostly nuts. Crowded with work. 1916. Fri. Got a cake from home & also fudge apron from Aunt Etta. Stuck to my book until finished. Most thrilling thing I ever read. Got L prose nearly done. 1917. Sat. Cleaned house & washed hair. Mama came on 4:53 train. Met her at station. Dressed in a hurry for dinner. "Cyrano" was awfully good, but tiresome in spots. Party after, until 12. Slept on hard couch. 1918. Sun. Dr. McAfee preached unusually interesting sermon. Overslept breakfast. Couldn't wait for pancakes, had to go to choir. Rainy day. 19March 11 1915. Thur. Edna & I walked to town & back. Had buttons of my shoes set over. Bought some big red apples. Rehearsal for our show. Oh that ceiling! don't stamp. 1916. Sat. Cleaned house & studied all A.M. Walked to town with Ed. Saw "The Penetentes" at the movies. Walked home in 30 mins., took bath & got dressed in blue gown for dinner. Cut chapel & played old populars. Hall play very tragic. 1917. Sun. Cut choir. Had breakfast in room. Chapel, rained a little. Lecture on the Lighthouse in P.M. illustrated. John Mott spoke in eve. Very interesting. Dark music good too. Made tea etc. Read "Cinderella Man" to pass time. 1918. Mon. Written in Acoustics. Interview with Gowboy. Finished sock in evening so Ella has to treat me to sundae. In bed by 10. Rube & I went to hear Cutey Smith talk on Training Camp. 19March 12 1915. Fri. Attended vocational conference. Three men spoke. Played Whitlock's piano after dinner, didn't know Mrs. Whitlock was sick. Concert this eve. Long letter from Helen. 1916. Sun. Overslept but had time to go down & meet Aunt Abbie, too late for chapel. Tour of inspection, dinner at Cary's. She brought me candy & violets too. Got mixed on supper dates. We went to Ray. & they came here. 1917. Mon. Mama departed right after breakfast. Slept till 4:00, result of no sleep for last 2 nights. Cut chapel but had to go out to Red Cross lecture. 5 letters today. 1918. Tues. Got Chester's letter today enclosed in Mama's. Much thrills. Went walking with Edna, nice warm day. Had ice-cream for dinner. Choir in eve. 19March 13 1915. Sat. Studied this A.M. then all hands busy for grand show. Worked steadily all day. Show, a success. All Whitlocks came. Cleaned all up after. Tired? Well, rather ...! 1916. Mon. Why have I been so tired all day? Sampled Shackies candy copiously. Slept part of P.M. Very warm, dressed up in white linen skirt, went to class meeting voted for daisy-chain martial. Retired early. 1917. Tues. Still tired. 4 classes. Made penuche 6th, then went to Arlington school to play for Shackie's dancing class, went to Flag shop. After choir did Harmony & got to bed by ten. 1918. Wed. Getting up for breakfast every morning now, influence of outside bedroom. Isn't going to be any special train home. Walked with Ruby. Typewriting lesson in eve. 19March 14 1915. Sun. Prexy's father preached. Grand day. H. Burgess over to supper, sat at side table. Elizabeth cut her cake at 9:00. Stayed there until 10. Then read Daisy Miller. What a horrid ending! 1916. Tues. Cold & damp again. Took kimono to Slash's, engaged rooms for 1918 commencement. Snowed. No chapel, read Life, danced and played piano. Got nice mail, box of doughnuts. Read Hamlet. 1917. Wed. Woke up at just 8:00. Hurried off to 1st hour. Got sandwich in candy kitchen. Snowed today, so nothing to do but work. Took bath at 8:45, put up laundry & went to bed. 1918. Thurs. Got box of cookies & candied grape fruit from home, hence great popularity. Cut choir to take nap. Did Spanish in eve then the bunch landed in my room & we ate & talked quite late. 19March 15 1915. Mon. Mrs. Whitlock died at 3:00 o'clock. Edna, Ruby, H. Shack & myself walked as far as cider mill. Stayed to lunch with D. Bond, called on H. Sloan in North in her new room. 1916. Wed. Awful blizzard. Worked like a dog all day except fooled around in Pete's room a little while, made tea etc. No chapel. Danced a while. Did not go to Students Meeting. Managed to get to bed by ten. 1917. Thurs. A grand spring day. Unsuccessful class meeting this P.M. J. Turnbull elected Senior parlor chariman. No choir today, walked a while with Ella. Reviewed for music written all evening. Bed at 10:15. 1918. Fri. Terribly windy but walked to town & back after 6th hour with Ruby & Ella who treated me to sundae as result of bet over who could finish sock first. Wrote to Chester & read in eve. 19March 16 1915. Tues. Class meeting 8th hour in studio, acted as teller. Left early to get to dinner by 5:30. Funeral at 8:00. My first attempt, didn't have the courage to look. Loads of beautiful flowers. 1916. Thurs. Awfully cold today after the storm. Got no mail. Dancing was very strenuous. Dressed up for dinner. Visited Power House after chapel. Went down where the furnaces were. Trunk is waiting outside. 1917. Fri. Got nice letter from Guy which cheered me up muchly. Rode down town on Rub's wheel with Ed & Rene. Rub has gone to Jonny Lott's frat dance. Made divinity to sell in eve. Then Pete & I made fudge for present consumption. Retired 10:30. 1918. Sat. Rene announced invitation to Mrs. Platt's for dinner. Billy Vanneman surprised us by his presence & had great evening, lovely dinner, danced. Got 10:40 car. Back at 11:20, sneaked up without signing. Vassar won debate here & at Smith. 19March 17 1915. Wed. Pictures of our room came out dandy. Went to H. Sloane's room for peanuts & kisses, then group conference English, at 4:00. Stayed a while to hear [Twerdy's] recital. 1916. Fri. Most uninteresting day. Got orange cake from home though. Worked in Libe all P.M. St. Patrick's party in 214 Raymond. St. Pat. himself was there. Drew pictures & wrote verses. Cheese, crackers, & cake. Retired soon after ten. 1917. Sat. Rained cats & dogs all day. Got up for breakfast. Didn't accomplish a great deal. Wrote to Mr. Hill, hoping he'll send some more music. Cut chapel & played piano. Debate in eve. Vassar beat Wellesley for a wonder! Not awfully thrilling this year. 1918. Sun. Arose in time for choir. Heavenly day. Walked around campus with Billy, then came pathetic farewell. Walked to Manchester with Ella & Edith S. Exchanged smock for Rube's white spats & gray ones thrown in. 19March 18 1915. Thurs. Written in Latin. Miss Palmer not there. Studied for Math & History writtens tomorrow. Beautiful day, too busy to enjoy it. Fine ice-cream for dinner. Bed at 10:15. 1916. Sat. Worked all day. Holyoke Vassar debate. They won but we won at Wellesley. Very thrilling waiting in soap palace & Cutie leading. Snowed in eve. Feast on tea & cake. Rub, Shack, Irene & Ella stayed the night. 1917. Sun. Senior choir today so a rest for me. Got up for breakfast to work. Mr. McAfee was preacher. Dinner in Raymond. Slept some. Wrote only 1 letter. Tea in Sarah's room. Pete, Ed & I made fudge again. Came out especially good. Discussed house party in [Cal]. 1918. Mon. 19March 19 1915. Fri. Math & History tests. Had to draw map of Europe. Went to Library all evening to work on my long theme. Edna & Helen came over to get me. 1916. Sun. All got up for breakfst & worked before chapel. Stayed in Raymond for dinner. Packed just a little bit. 1917. Mon. Ye Gods & little fishes! 3 writtens today, Ec, Psych & Ear training, enough to wear out a horse. Ed & I walked way down town to see ruins of Morgan House. Awfully cold & windy. Red Cross in eve & did Ec. 1918. Tues. 19March 20 1915. Sat. Went out surveying this A.M. Minor Hall Play in P.M. Irish play. Wellesley won debate, some excitement! Vassar much the better. Party in H. Sloane's room. Got home 11:15. 1916. Mon. Got called on in Latin as I expected. It snowed as usual. Dancing exhibition, danced afterwards. I played some. 1917. Tues. Four classes & lecture on Revolution in Russia by Miss Texter, also choir. Studied 35 min. for Harmony written tomorrow. Got mostly packed. 1918. Wed. Letter from Horace in ans. to one I wrote Sunday. Went walking. 19March 21 1915. Sun. Didn't get up for breakfast. Easter music this evening, got back about 9:40, had a hurry up party, grape juice, angel cake, rest of 5 lb. box of chocolates. H. sloane & Frank didn't come. 1916. Tues. Can't remember what happened on this day, nothing very exciting probably washed my hair in evening. 1917. Wed. Finished packing & sent trunk off. Had nice music lesson in chapel. Played nice Mozart things. Did bank statements in short order in Libe. Sarah helped D. Bond to dinner. Pete, Ed & I fooled in eve. 1918. Thurs. Got caught on lecture by M. Monot, distinguished diplomat spoke 2 hrs solid, got 1/2 sock done. Retired directly after. 19March 22 1915. Mon. Telephoned to ticket office. No special train, rushed back to campus, bought ticket for Boston special, ran up to H. Sloane's room. Packed trunk rather than go to movies. Long walk with Rube & H.S. 1916. Wed. Studying for Physics written etc. Sent trunk in rush after 5th hour. No chapel because of snow. Went to concert with Ruby by choir, orchestra, harp etc. 1917. Thurs. Ed & I rode down town on wheel right after lunch, lovely day. Pete left this A.M. had bad fall but we got her to car. Dined in Raymond. Made fudge & sandwiches in eve. Got music from Mr. Hill. 1918. Fri. After 6th, walked down with Ruby to call on Mrs. Newcome. Too warm to wear coat. Typewrote in eve, then exchanged clothes etc until a late hour, only 1 real bargain made. Cut in Span. 19March 23 1915. Tues. Snowed a little, but cleared off grand. Class meeting after lunch to decide upon Basket Ball costumes. No decision made, packed my trunk. Made appointment to try out for choir. 1916. Thurs. Awful day. Written was fierce, but free after sixth hour! Packed suitcase, made fudge, but it was [sugery] sugary and so left it to cook again in morning. 1917. Fri. Classes over at last & a rush for the train. Comfortable journey home, asked people to come on our party ticket back. Arrived in Boston on time, got 7:00 train to R. Taxied home, had supper, Marion came at 10:30. 1918. Sat. Arose at 9. Terrible news of big German drive upset me so I couldn't work much. No mail. Washed hair & did Span. in P.M. Work shop play at night great. 19 March 24 1915. Wed. Telephoned for expressman to take my trunk but he didn't come. Ran around to the Dean, Miss Palmer, & Miss Reed to get out of Friday's class. Ran oll over campus to get someone to take my party ticket. 1916. Fri. Did the thousand things which precede vacation. Rode down to station with Rene, got seat on train & met Edna. Didn't do much on train. Got home about 7:45, taxi, lots of snow. 1917. Sat. Ed & I went to see "A Tailor Made Man", awfully good. Went to Bailey's. Came home with bunch, including Pete & Eliz. Hanscom. Party in eve. Guy, George, Harold & Red came. Played games, had ice-cream. They stayed till 12 o'clock. Tired? Yes indeed! 1918. Sun. Choir rehearsals morning P.M. & concert in eve. Made fudge. Mrs. Vanneman & Dorothy came to concert. Didn't stay a bit. Went to bed about 10:30. 19March 25 1915. Thurs. Sold my ticket to Helen Kennidy, stayed to lunch in North with her room mate. Took a short bicycle ride with Rube. The bunch came over this eve & we made two kinds of candy, serenaded Juniors. 1916. Sat. Fierce walking, slush two ft. deep. Walked over to meet Marion & Eliz. Hanscom. Also sat up until 1:00 A.M. to meet Chris & Lucy who went to theatre. 1917. Sun. None of us moved to attend divine worship. Slept very late. Went over to train with Pete. George "spent the evening". Made arrangements for theatre party Tues. 1918. Mon. Fine weather for over a week. Spanish written, interview with Gowboy. Packed trunk, walked nearly down town with Shack. Got brownies from Sloanie. Caught mouse. Finished socks, sat up quite late. 19March 26 1915. Woke up at 5:15, arose at 7:00, left Po'keepsie at 9:15, arrived in Boston at 6:00. Mama met me at So. station. Found my trunk at home. Pretty well tired out after the journey, awfully windy today. 1916. Sun. Such excitement! Henry, Mr. Horne, James Wilkins & two friends spent P.M. Lots of fun, & food for town gossip. Eliz. had to leave in P.M. Went to Methodist church. Mr. Hurd a scream. 1917. Mon. Ed & I went shopping. Had white silk poplin for skirt & pink georgette crepe sent out. Lunched with Marion at Shepards Law "Joan the Woman", trilling! Got letter from Hill, expect a phone call from his friend. 1918. Tues. Got trunk off. 19March 27 1915. Sat. Got up about 9:30, finished my dress, left for Eliot on 12:17. Met Warren & George in Dover. [Practised] practiced a while in Grange Hall. Dance began at 7:30. About 30 couples, grand music, swell time. 1916. Mon. Climbed Munker Hill, shopped, lunched with Mr. Horne in Filene's, he took us thru State house, took pictures, went to Keith's. Stayed in this eve, pretty tired, fine weather but bad walking. 1917. Tues. Beautiful rain! The goods came this noon so I cut out my skirt. Mama went to Boston. Took 7:15 train to B. Went to Keith's to see Gertrude Hoffman. Ice-cream after. George yawned all way home. Taxi took us home. 1918. Wed. Finished Psych. of Beauty topic tonight. Class meeting to choose Baccalaureate Hymn. 19March 28 1915. Sun. Girls went to church while men went in auto. Grand ride to York with Doc, Kelley, & Norris, Rite, Chris, & I, myself on front seat. Sped all the way. Went up to Willes until supper, & afterwards Geo. & War. left on 6:20 car. 1916. Tues. Called up all the girls to come down in P.M. Edith, Hilda, Margaret, Beatrice & Kershaw came. Went to movies in eve. Saw "Barbara [Frenchie]", sad ending. 1917. Wed. Stayed at home today. Finished my skirt, cut out waist. Made some brownies. Went up town in P.M. Bought some chocolate creams. Dined at Radcliffe, just barely got 8:30 train home. Wrote to Guy, awfully tired. 1918. Thurs. 19March 29 1915. Mon. Heard Doc & Kelley leaving at 6:30. Visited school all A.M. Albert Staples had [...] sent from the room. Steve, Staples & A. Dixon called at recess. Mr. Garland & Eliz. saw Chris & I off on 4:20 car. Weeping & quashing of teeth. 1916. Wed. Went thru Public Library & Art Museum. Had lunch in Shepherd's. Saw "Grumpy" in P.M. Liked it a lot! Got ice cream at Bailey's. Chris went to Hingham & was late home. 1917. Thurs. Got up fairly early & got busy. Mama making Marion's new suit so I did housework, meals etc. Called on Mrs. Giblin. George calls up every day, also Red did today about Sat. 1918. Fri. By taking taxi made 10:38 train to Albany & got in Boston at 6. Chris met me. Knit nearly whole sock en route. Trains all on time. 19March 30 1915. Tues. Got up about 10:15. Terribly windy out, stayed home all P.M. Went to movies with Chris in the evening. Walked up with Warren & Helen. Mama in North Berwick. 1916. Thurs. Went up to Marion Parks after visiting dentist with Edna. Called on Mrs. Parks too. Marion dined at College Club in Boston. Walking improved daily, very warm. 1917. Fri. Awfully cold & windy so gave up our Wellesley trip, phoned to Chris not to meet us. Chris brought Grace Donahue out. No party ticket money showed up. Went up to get evening mail wore G's fur coat. M. Pecott spent evening. 1918. Sat. Up early, went to Boston with Mama. Saw "Man Who Came Home" in P.M. Dined at Scotch Cafe with Marion. Met Polly & Lois at Tourraine wrote letters there. Saw "Hamilton" with George Arliss. Home at 12:30. 19 March 31 1915. Wed. Mama came at 11:00. Went to Lowell to see Marion & baby. Mama made my new top-coat. Got back from L. at 6:30, took 7:15 car for Wakefield to attend Helen's show. 1916. Fri. Looked around in stores. Lunched at Duponts! Went out to Harvard. Helen showed us all around. Left there early. Went to Boston theatre, vaudeville. Simply all in. 1917. Sat. Bell & Peace Co., business failure! Sent back checks to 6 people, needed 10. Dashed off in hurry to see "The Masquerader". Marion left today. Went to Bailey's. Red & George took us to movies in Wakefield, ice-cream & hot dogs. 1918. Sun. Slept late. Lois & Polly Stewart spent P.M. & had supper, also Helen K. Knit a lot, stayed in house all day. Wrote a reproachful letter to Earl. 19 April 1 1915. Thurs. April fool!! Got up at 7:30, some mistake. Mama & Chris went to Boston. Washed my hair, Cat came about 3, and stayed to supper. Helen came up in eve. for a while. 1916. Sat. Stayed home. Made brownies for eve. Henry & Horne came out for supper. Some dance, victrola etc. Pete & I met Grover & Mr. Redfield. Danced until twelve. Warren, George & Grey there. 1917. Sun. Likewise did not go to church. I got up at 10:30, Ed at 11:30. Finished beading waist. Dad Barrett took us for long auto ride, grand out, 25 miles. George spent eve, fooled us with empty box of candy, then produced real one. 1918. Mon. Dr. Grand, fool, didn't show up after. I got up early to keep appointment so went to Beverly with Marion. Hot day. April 2 1915. Fri. Mama & I went shopping, had my corns cut, just barely caught the 11:50 to Newfields, called on Aunt Dolly & the Connors, ate 5 popovers for supper. Met Marion on train coming home. 1916. Sun. Arose rather late, victrola woke us. Played poor thing all day long. Henry called up & arranged to come out in eve. Taxi is making money now. Chris left at noon. 1917. Mon. Worked fast all day. Finished my blue serge skirt. Mama made coat. Went to Boston to get hat & shoes. Pete came up & we set her to work. Packed some & did a lot of odd jobs. 1918. Tues. Shopped in Boston, buying petticoat, hat & two shirtwaists, awful hot day, trunk came. Played vic. Giblins spent evening. Made preparations for trip to Portland. 19April 3 1915. Sat. Shopping again. Met Helen & lunched at Bacon's. Saw "Pair of Six". Got caught in bad snow storm got soaked. Miss Walker walked in on us about 7:15. Played cards, no guests. 1916. Mon. Played victrola steadily until it went. Marion went on 12:17. Pete & I went over with her, then to B. Met Ed at Toussaine, Keith's. Hen & Horn blew in at 10 P.M. for [an] a last hours call. 1917. Tues. Packed etc. Left for 1:07 train. George bade farewell in R. Papa, Red & Harold at Smith Station. Red gave me box of candy. Pete went as fas as Springfield, played "I doubt it". Saw many soldiers along the way. Read President's speech. Train on time. 1918. Wed. Journey to Portland. Went to movies with Pete. Called up Horace & he came down. More movies, then accompanied Aunt Gert's singing at Eastern Star. Went to H's House about 10, stayed an hour. 19 April 4 1915. Sun. Cloudy. Miss Walker & Chris left at noon and Marion at 6:00. Made fudge, Helen spent all P.M. Went down there in evening. Babcock there, escorted home by him & Warren. 1916. Tues. Tried to pack but no time. Drizzly out, taxi got us over in time for 12:48 train. Horne & Henry on time at 2:15, pathetic parting, 2 boxes of candy. Dot Bond travelled with us, time went quickly, ate 1 box of candy. Got in room at 9:55. Pete was in bed. 1917. Wed. Gloomy day, feeling punk, slept every spare minute. Had lunch in Raymond & they came over here for dinner. Choir rehearsal in eve, went to [be] bed right after it. 1918. Thurs. Left Portland at noon, stopped off 3 hours in North Berwick. Elizabeth entertained me hugely. Pete came home with me & we got there at 7 P.M. Found long letter from Earl waiting me. 19 April 5 1915. Mon. Packed my trunk, made an angel cake, went to dentist, called on Giblins, went to Boston to exchange high white boots. Cat & Helen spent the evening. Christened my new rig. 1916. Wed. Grand warm spring day. Snow completely gone. Reading Paradise Lost. Went to walk in P.M. with Rub, Ed, Pete, Rene & Ella, took some pictures. Trunk came about 8:30. Unpacked dresses. Retired at 9:30. Freshmen serenaded Juniors. 1917. Thurs. War with Germany really here. Another doom day. Summoned to Dean's office to get scholarship of $150! Choir rehearsal, washed my hair. Lots of studying to do. Wrote Easter carol. 1918. Fri. Left on 7:25 train to visit Helen in Lunenburg, reached there safely visited school, had big dinner, more school, women's club, tea. Went to church social in Fitchburg in eve. Home at 11. 19April 6 1915. Tues. Papa & Helen saw me off at So. Sta. Very fair trip, had to wait 2 hrs in Danbury. Got go Glaeser's about 5:45. Ran over to campus & dined with Edna & Blanche. Took a short walk, visited Estelle's. 1916. Thurs. Pretty warm today. Had no Physics quiz. Ed & I both got letters from Boston. Read each others & wrote back too. Finished all my unpacking. Went out to serenade but rainy & only few there. Caught in April shower. 1917. Fri. Such weather! & I really have cause to feel ill today. In bed 6th & 7 hours. Another choir rehearsal 8th. No chapel. Stayed in and sewed until 11:30. Trunk all unpacked & big chocolate cake nearly gone. 1918. Sat. Slept till 10:30, then Betty & Helen took me to walk. Went in to Fitchburg & shopped before leaving for Boston on a slow local train. Home at 7:30. Girls came later, held up by big parade. Washed spats etc. 19April 7 1915. Wed. Fell asleep before Eliz. came last night. H. Shac. arrived at breakfast. Went to Frank's room, then H. Sloan's after classes, & then had a reunion at Glaeser's. We four sat up late & talked. 1916. Fri. Had Lab in A.M. Did Latin Prose, Germ. after lunch. Read in Libe 1 hr. Then went to walk with Ed and Rube. Lecture in Students after chapel by Irving Baxter. All came up to our room after & ate my nut cake. 1917. Sat. Didn't get much done this A.M. Rehearsal at 11:30. Ed & I went to Liberty in P.M. Saw Dorothy Gish in "The Little Yank". Cold & windy out. Cut Students Meeting, beaded my waist & studied a little. Retired at 10. 1918. Sun. Took 8:35 train for Newfield with Papa. George Talpin & wife guests for dinner. I ate 4 popovers. Got home in P.M. ate lot of ice-cream. Pete & Chris left after supper. Played vic & retired as early as [pos.] possible. 19April 8 1915. Thurs. Trunk & bicycle came. Took it to bicycle shop to be put up, unpacked trunk. Class meeting, and ringing after dinner. Ed may go on campus. Ate angel cake & talked. 1916. Sat. Snowed by crackie, all day! Wrote my long Eng. theme & copied it too! One big load off. Went to vote in P.M. & patronized new Tea Room in Student's. Got strawberry mousse. No chapel. Read Eleanor's College Day's in Pete's room. 1917. Sun. Easter Sunday but a cold one. Felt too ill to go down town to church. Slept most of time. Rehearsal at 2:30. Concert in eve. went off perfectly. Easter egg hunt afterwards. 2 missing. Retired about 10:45. 1918. Mon. Dr. Grant couldn't have me so I won't get my dentistry done after all. Too tired to go to Boston. Did odd jobs, packed, washed, etc. Got Earl's box done up & wrote to him. Got to bed about ten. 19April 9 1915. Fri. First [practise] practice for big baseball game, All Stars vs, Whitlocks. Had quite an audience before finished. Went to Flag Shop with H.Shac, then to get my bicycle but the place wasn't open. Rest went to R & Pete's room. 1916. Sun. Snowed all A.M. About three inches on the ground. Stayed over to Raymond for dinner. Came home & stayed in all P.M. Initialed Ella, Rene & Elizabeth into Ewee Club, "Every Week-End". Read some more & then retired. 1917. Mon. Windy! cold! crazy weather. Had a delightful conference with Mr. Geer. Student's meeting at 6:30. Voted to give up all our non-academic activity because of war. Loads of work to do. 1918. Tues. Arose with birds & departed on 7 o'clock train. Made clean trip, had to wait an hour in Hudson. Got to room at 5:15. Ed here. After dinner Ella, Ed, & I talked, got settled then Rube, Shack & Rene came. No signs of Pete. 19April 10. 1915. Sat. Saw "Seven Keys to Baldpate". Very thrilling. Walked home. Went down to get my bicycle. Edna called on campus, Raymond 209. She leaves Monday. Going to bed early. 1916. Mon. Decided I have ptomaine poisoning from eating sardines last night. Went for long walk with Rene & Ed, then went to bed. Had glass of milk for dinner. M. Stone came over after Chapel & sat up in bed & did Germ. unterhaltung. 1917. Tues. Also windy. Went down to play for S's dancing class but discovered it was vacation, took a walk, broke my good fountain pen right in two. Real daily seat in choir now. Rehearsal, did Harmony. 1918. Wed. Travelled 1,036 miles on trains during vacation. Did not get up for breakfast. Cold snowy weather & me with no winter clothes. Back in regular chapel seat tonight. 19April 11 1915. Sun. Good sermon. Dined with H. Burgess. Called on Frank, came home & wrote four letters. Rained all P.M. Brought Lib's supper over. Had a thunder shower. Rube & H.S. came & we read Virginian. 1916. Tues. Feeling quite natural myself, but Snookie was laid up all day & she cut classes. Got letter from Cat. She is leading the gay life. Didn't go out to walk with others & finished a book, that it better to keep quiet. 1917. Wed. Slightly warmer. Started music topic, physical exam, weight 128 1/2 lbs. Made divinity yesterday. Began recital by Prof. Hammond. Reception in eve at the Gow's, got home at 10:15, put up laundry. 1918. Thurs. Typewrote & [practised] practiced in A.M. between classes. Still nasty & cold out. Pete arrived soon after chapel. Talked, read magazine & went to bed early. Letter from Henry. Grape nut ice-cream. 1919. Fri. Cold in runny stage, as to eyes especially. Wept all day in fact, but went to classes. In bed in P.M. Miss Cromwell made fudge in eve then I played cards with Mrs. Ludie & Swartz. Virginia Wesson made me go to Miss Coats but she wasn't in. April 12 1915. Mon. Helped Ed carry her things over also spread myself out. Tried out on my bicycle a little. Izy retired about 8:00, called us to see a drunk man. Girl next door playing all the latest lists makes me homesick. 1916. Wed. Resolved to study hard for Physics quiz all P.M. but decided to go to the Flag Shop with the bunch. Went to singing, very warm, wore blue cape & muslin dress. 1917. Thurs. Almost springlike. No classes but lots of work. Song [practise] practice, lunch in Raymond. Hunted worms with Shackie, took a nap, bike developed leaky tire, choir rehearsal. Composed Easter carol. 1918. Fri. [Practised] practiced two hours. Too snowy out to go out so fooled around until dinner time. Put up list of our furniture to sell. No mail. Piano recital in Students by Mr. Leslie Hodgson. 1919. Sat. Breakfast with Betsey, took bath & read in bed till 12:15. Eleanor gave me manicure. Sat with B. on roof after writing S.B. letter to Kershaw don't Norwich College club in eve in Haveshill, big event. Got home at 10:50. Called on Helen & Ella. Avery & K. McGee. April 13 1915. Tues. Did Phormio in Ed's room 7th & 8th hrs. Took a short bicycle ride with Snookie. Eliz. & I went to Shattuck's lecture on Hudson Valley, lasted too long. I must study now & get up early tomorrow. Am starting a cold. 1916. Thurs. Arose betimes to do Latin. Got called on too. Eng. interview conveniently postponed. Had tea in Pete's room & we just talked a while. Learned cute new song at song [practise] practice. 1917. Fri. Written in Harmony, looked at room all 5th hour. Made divinity 6th & then drew for numbers. Most distracting. I got 49, Rube 47. Had cake made by Mrs. Hennessy, discussed rooms, our choices, etc. how to divide up. 1918. Sat. Slept till after nine. [Practised] practiced. Choir rehearsal at 11:00. Letter from home. Washed hair in P.M. & watched Senior room drawing a while. Majorie MacCracken's party in eve. Monologues by Sydney Thompson '12. Dancing till 11:30. 1919. Sun. Awoke at breakfast bell, hence didn't appear. Went to church with Miss Clough at North Church. Wrote letters in P.M. Rosamond & Avery called. Went Vespers with Ella Cahill & wallked after. Miss Mac. came home. April 14 1915. Got three letters, did Latin with Ed this P.M. Another short bicycle ride, went over to H. Sloane's room to read. Got scared coming home by drunk man. Tweedy protected us. 1916. Fri. Rained hard all day! Got out of Lab a little early. Ed got 1st instalment of Horn's story "A Girl from Vassar". Went to Senior picture sale. Leo Ornstein performed in eve. Modern music very peculiar. 1917. Sat. Tried to study but couldn't this A.M. Lunch in Raymond. Trial draw at 1:30. Dashed over to Main. Voted how to divide, Ed, Rub, Rene & Shack. Pete, I got double alley 210-11. Went over to see it. Planned our furnishings. Rub & Shac came over later. 1918. Sun. Senior choir, but too weary to get up for [practise] practice. Lovely day, walked hour with Ella, saw lots of turtles. Wrote 3 letters. Worked 1 1/2 hours after supper in Red Cross room, cutting articles for scrap books. 19April 15 1915. Thurs. Walked to town with Ed & back, made a few purchases. Tried to do Math with Snookie. Going to bed before nine, cold getting runnier than ever. 1916. Sat. Too windy for a picnic. E.W.E's all had lunch in North. Ed & I walked down town. She got a new hat. Walked both ways. Got material for a waist. Cut it out. Went to lecture in eve, very dry & we more than regretted it. Smocked a little more on my waist. 1917. Sun. After chapel Pete, Shack & I went on hunt for furniture, time out for dinner only. Struck many bargains, cap & gown, white furniture. Went to hear Mr. Spear in eve. Weary & foot sore. 1918. Mon. Gowboy gave us cut so [practised] practiced two solid hours & had lovely time. Walked down town alone & made dentist appointment, bought stockings and other small things. Really hot out. Song [practise] practice after dinner. Too lame & tired to serenade at 9:30. 19April 16 1915. Fri. Two cuts today, one for Miss Wylie's lecture, other for History lecture tonight. Miss Barber gave us some surprise. Went to Senior picture sale, walked two hours. Played with Whittie's after dinner. Read in Blanche's room after lect. 1916. Sun. Fine sunny day. Washed my hair before chapel. Walked around campus until dinner. Took some pitures. [Picniced] picnicked on Sunset for supper. New Gazette read. Came down about seven. Studied some but went to bed early. 1917. Mon. Overslept, didn't have to write in Ec. Went for a short ride with Rub, then walked a lot, out nearly 2 hours. Stayed in Raymond for dinner. Worked all eve, took a short ride for my health, bed at 10:45. 1918. Tues. Gowboy has grip, another cut, [practised] practiced 2 hrs. Didn't go to song [practise] practice I mean choir. No trunk yet. Typewrote some. 19April 17 1915. Sat. Went to movies with Ed. Walked both ways, quite windy. Student's meeting, Ed, H.S. & I left early & visited Flag Shop. Then Ruby's room. Eliz read a little. Helen Shac & I keeping house alone. 1916. Mon. More April showers. Slept sixth hour. Class meeting 8th in Apparatus room. Soph. Tree Ceremonies plans given & Freshmen take offs. Went to Freshmen singing to try to see a victim. Went to bed at ten. 1917. Tues. Got called on in Latin. Walked a while with Pete. Came home & made divinity. Men washed windows, the room is so much lighter now! Choir rehearsal. Couldn't play Harmony, man in parlor. 1918. Wed. Trunk came early so unpacked it right away. Date cake therein very nice. 2 cuts today. This is the life for me! My eyes, left one particulary, twitches more or less. Did Spanish after type lesson. Sat up late discussing giving up commencement. 19 April 18 1915. Sun. Read all P.M. Ed came over, stayed to supper. Rest of bunch came later, made candy & Eliz. read in kitchen, later in my room. I wrote 4 letters & 3 cards. Did French, then retired. 1916. Tues. Got box from home, angel cake, peanuts and candy. Called meeting of E.W.E's for 9:30. Only Ruby showed up . She could only stay a few minutes. Went to bed on time myself. 1917. Wed. Worked on Music top all A.M. & copied it in eve. Class in chapel very nice, played Beethoven's C min symphony. Went for short bicycle ride. 1918. Thurs. Busy day, music lesson. Miss C. said I read better than any one she ever had here. Before lunch [practised] practiced with B. Mesick for Spanish Club which came 7th hour. Choir 8th. Mrs. Blodgett spoke on Training Camp in eve. In class meeting voted to give class day & all up. 19April 19 1915. Mon. Started my blue tissue paper hat this P.M. Got the crown nearly done, refused invite to bicycle trip. Played with Whitties after dinner danced with victrola. Very hot today. 1916. Wed. Got my bicycle today, not sure it will work without new tire. Rode around campus after chapel. Loads of work to do for tomorrow but am not doing it. Shall arise betimes in the morning. Ridding of Trojan Woman in P.M. German cut. 1917. Thurs. Psych quiz, only class. Rode with Rub thru the estate. Got chased by 2 dogs & after out running them fell off my bike, serious injuries to both knees. Cut chapel, too lame to walk. Maid's Dante, aggravating music. 1918. Fri. Worked on Psych topic, [practised] practiced, typewrote etc, all day, but had wonderful eve. Evelyn Berlam gave me ticket for concert. John Powell, Willem Willeke, and May Roberts. Sat in orchestra circle with high brows all alone. Bernie waited to come home. 19 April 20 1915. Tues. Miss Wylie talked to us about English courses. Had Psych. test this A.M. Went to Flag Shop with H.S. Eliz. & H. Shac. have gone to "Il Trovatore", so H.S. is staying all night with me. 1916. After six hours of work, served on costumes seventh. Intended to take bicycle ride 8th with Rube but my tire came off. Watched exciting base ball game. Jocylin vs. Main. Eliz. S. came to dinner & again in eve. Made lovely German map. 1917. Fri. Mid-semester music written came as surprise, still lame. Washed my hair, marked out garden plots & choir rehearsal. Choir & orchestra concert in eve nice. Rub stayed all night. 1918. Sat. Slept till 9:30. [Practised] practiced & composed rest of A.M. Walked to cobbler's after lunch, came back & slept till 4:30 because eyes hurt. Pseudo Charlie Chaplin, D. Fairbanks & M. Pickford spoke after dinner. 8 graduates spoke in Student's & Allied Bazaar given. 19 April 21 1915. Wed. Washed hair this morning. Went to Flag Shop with Edna, also found my bicycle may have to have new pedals. Played with Whitties after dinner. All acted bad at dinner table. 1916. Fri. Got very aggravated in Lab this A. M. Did L. Prose. Walked to town & back with Pete. Bought Easter eggs. Read in Libe, then party in Irene's room, strawberries! Went to Freshman singing. Decided to take off Eliz. S. 1917. Sat. Cleared off about 11. Eliz. Rub, Ed & I went on picnic. Ate by Hackensack river. Ed & I almost feel off a rock into river. Got lost. Walked 12 miles. Soaked by thunder shower. Returned at 5:30. Colgate debate. Feeling tired, hot day. 1918. Sun. Rained cat & dogs all day. Very good sermon however, & dinner. Wrote letters, read Spanish & starting beading waist. Got up for breakfast & didn't take nap. Rube arrived & ate war cake. Mr. Chang spoke in Taylor hall. Most interesting speaker. 19April 22 1915. Thurs. Eng. conference. Slept all P.M. Met Mr. Tweedy & Mr. Melville at Mrs. Saunder's. Had ice-cream & crackers on piazza. Went to Libe to re-write long theme. Called at Rube's room for Eliz. Rube sick, rode her bicycle home. 1916. Sat. Overslept until 8:45. Nothing to eat until lunch. Did Latin then real life story of Russian Exile. Finished about 3:45. Went for mail, danced in Student's, had ice cream. Sat with Pete in chapel. Easter egg hunt in eve. 1917. Sun. Arose at 9:00. Choir rehearsal ideal day, dinner in R. Wrote 4 letters. Picnic on Sunset. Ella, Rub, Pete, Shack, Ed & I. Made plans for May 11th. Did Psych after returning & went to bed early. 1918. Mon. Two classes, 2 interviews (Spa. & Mus.) [practised] practiced, entertained Billy Van. in Senior parlor. Picnic on Sunset & cut chapel, played games after eating. Got first letter from Billy Moore since he landed in France. Wrote to him this eve. 19 April 23 1915. Fri. Dressed up in yellow silk dress, went over to singing, then went into Student's to save seats for Kreisler's wonderful concert. Never imagined a violin could produce such sounds!!! 1916. Sun. Not an ideal Easter day. Carolers woke me up at 7:30, slept again but got up for breakfast. All went to Presbyterian church. Slept most of P.M. Easter music in chapel very good. Ruby returned & we stopped by to see her, had some of her candy. 1917. Mon. Planted radishes & lettuce in my garden this P.M. Song [practise] practice after lunch. Can't eat in other halls any more. 1918. Tues. Seance with Dr. Eastman, dentist. Only in chair 1/2 hr. & didn't hurt any, charged $3.00. Walked home, quite warm. Started off campus in P.M. but rained, saw bat. Didn't go on picnic with rest. Thunder shower came during choir rehearsal. Wet going home. 19April 24 1915. Sat. All day's picnic at Wappingers Falls. Left about 9:45, Frank, L. Binder, H.S., H Shack, Ed & I. Walked about seven miles. Got new blue dress from home. Sophs. take-off party in athletic circle. Played piano in Fresh. parlor. 1916. Mon. Showery all day. Couldn't do anything out-doors. Smocked a little, discovered both fronts of my waist are for same side. A maid in Strong was killed by elevator this P.M. Most horrible thing I ever heard of. Sarah Lechman dined with Edna. 1917. Tues. 4 classes, song [practise] practice. Walked to Arlington to get onions to plant with Sarah & Marie. Ed got 5 lb. box of candy. Ate & ate! Choir rehearsal, did Harmony. 1918. Wed. Exam schedule out today. Got scholarship fixed up finally at Treasurer's office. Typewrote & walked a while. Choir & orchestra concert in eve. Not a huge audience, but concert was very good. Base ball game by Rocky before chapel. Burges Johnson as Father Time. 19April 25 1915. Sun. Beastly hot!! Stayed in reclusion all P.M. Slight breeze in my room. After supper at Whitlocks, seven of us went up on Sunset, built fire & cooked weenies. Stayed until strong breeze sprang up. 1916. Tues. Had English cut this A.M. & better yet, Prexy was called away suddenly and we didn't have any lecture. Eliz Shac stayed here for lunch. Got nice letters from the whole family. Expected fire drill hit now. 1917. Wed. Ed got another 2 lb box of candy. Read "The Music Master" all P.M. Walked with Ella & Pete. Had to work on Psych topic in eve. Awful come down! 1918. Thurs. No mail since Monday! Nice sunny day with touch of [chillyness] chilliness. After 6th hour, Ruby & I walked two hours straight to river & that part of town. As result of lameness, cut chapel & read "Dear Enemy" instead of doing Psych topic. 19 April 26 1915. Mon. History conference in Art Building. Physical exam, got bicycle from repair shop. Called on Ed, sampled her box of candy, class meeting, chose motto "Per ardua, virtus". Finished rewriting long theme. 1916. Wed. Lost my good nature in Lab, also suffered in Eng. interview altho Miss Sandisen was exceptionally pleasant. Rode down town to get licences for bikes, took bath & donned new blue striped dress. Miss Porter's lecture was a bore. 1917. Thurs. Only 1 lecture today & a holiday tomorrow. Rainy all day. Stayed in nearly all P.M. Walked to Flag Shop to get some alcohol. 1918. Fri. Got stuck on an awful boring lecture tonight. Prof. on "The New Society". Worked extra time on Psych topic. Celebration of Liberty Bond day at 4. Speeches, Sergt. Marshall spoke. Quite hot. 19April 27 1915. Tues. Hottest day I ever saw. Iced tea for lunch, ice-cream tonight. Got four grand letters today. Went over to singing, studied in Libe for a while, couldn't find books. 1916. Thurs. Got second cut in Eng. which saved my life. Showered all day & Ruby & I went for a walk in the rain, then I took a nap. First rehearsal for Soph. Tree Ceremonies this eve. Almost lost my glasses. 1917. Fri. Founder's Day 1918 won song contest. Base ball game. Faculty vs. Students a scream! lunch lecture by Sir Herbert Tree. Dancing, military band, Company K drills. Concert in eve. by Olive Mead quartette. 1918. Sat. Arose in haste for breakfast. Couldn't get book in libe so accomplished little before starting on picnic at 11. Went to our ideal spot about 8 miles got horribly sunburnt. Returned at 5. Took hot bath & worked all eve instead of going to dance. 19April 28 1915. Wed. Mighty chilly today. Some different from yesterday. Took bicycle ride with Frank & H. Shac. H. Shac got called on campus today. Thinks she will go. We went over to college singing on bicycles. Did some Latin together. 1916. Fri. Rainy & disagreeable, couldn't have game out doors. Took a bicycle ride to Putnam Hall. Had awful onion salad, all went to Flag Shop. Pete, Ed & I sat up until 12 writing Gazette, had fire drill. 1917. Sat. Planted potatoes, took a hoe and went to it, good exercise. Had to hang around all P.M. to get book to finish Psych topic. Slept awhile in [A.] A.M. Wrote diplomatic letter to C.A. Hill. 1918. Sun. Slept till 9. Cap & gown felt most unnatural. Walked around aisle with Ruby until dinner. Typewrote, finished "Dear Enemy" & wrote letter in P.M. Jonothan Day spoke in eve. Composed little music & retired before 10. 19April 29 1915. Thurs. Cleared off to be quite hot. Miss Palmer invited me to join the 2 hr. Horace class next year. My head has swollen about a foot. Ed & I rode to river. Played Whitlock's piano, studied in E's room. 1916. Sat. Hot today! Basket ball game, 17 beat us. Got box, angel cake & peanuts. Didn't work any all day. Went over to room drawing (Freshmen) a while. Take off party pretty good. Ruby stayed all night, centipede visited us, excaped alive too! 1917. Sun. Glorious day. Jonothan Day preached. Ella & I got food at Cary's for picnic. Started at 5, 7 of us, Shack, Rub & Rene came late. Did not go to eve service. Wrote letter to Aunt Abbie. 1918. Mon. Rainy. Got letter from Cat, she's coming May 11th. Interview with Gowboy. One of my dances chosen for Masque. Finished writing up psych topic, going to typewrite it. Fruit for desert! Hungry at time of writing. 19April 30 1915. Fri. Rainy all day. Lecture 4th hour by M. Bracq. Ed & I hunted rooms in North & Davidson. Then attended class meeting. Voted on class rings. 3 of Whitlock's, M.S., M.A., & H.G., spent evening with us. Treated them on my angel cake. Retired about 11:25. 1916. Sun. Got down too late to order for breakfast. Dined in Raymond. Started on picnic at 5 but were delayed. Army of mosquitoes attacked us, also spiders & bugs. Read Gazette & sang all way home. Went to bed early. 1917. Mon. More or less of a horrid day. Rainy & cold. Oodles of work to do, also sort of under the weather. Ye joys of psych writtens! besides 3 other classes. Cut chapel. 1918. Tues. Worked 1 1/2 hrs. typing Psych topic & as result hands too tired to play piano. Went to student's recital in eve. 19May 1 1915. Sat. More rain! Found my bicycle out back of the house this A.M. Snookie's too. Snook packed & moved today. Only Eliz & me left! Rode to Lover's Leap, about 10 miles home. All beat out. Show in Pete's room. 1916. Mon. Got long letter from Cat. Read Dryden in the Libe all P.M. also went to Class meeting, thereby missing baskbetball game. Went out to singing, were first ones there. Had another fire drill about 10:30. 1917. Tues. Also rainy all day, in keeping with my general mood. A hard day over, read "The Yellow Jacket" in browsing room. Slept 7th & 8th . No chapel. Cut choir [practise] practice, did Harmony. Had an indignation meeting at 9:30. 1918. Wed. 19May 2 [1919] 1915. Sun. Rather cloudy but took wedding pictures etc. this A.M. Did nothing special this afternoon. Discussion on choice of rooms at supper. Mrs. Stockbridge & Eliz vs. H Rupert. Went over to Ed's room for French book. 1916. Tues. Most uninteresting day. Couldn't find anyone to take a ride. Cleaned up the room a little which was an act of charity. Went out to singing. 1917. Wed. Gloomy day. Got such a sweet letter from "my admirer", Mr. Hill. Answered it immediately to keep him contented. 1918. Thurs. [Practised] practiced hour so had good music lesson. This P.M. Prof. Gow took Acoustics class thru organ. 19May 3 1915. Mon. Grand day. Made map of France & went to first basketball game this P.M. 15 vs 16, score 36-12 in favor of 16. Senior May dance at 6:30 in front of Chapel, disappointed in it. All my lessons done for tomorrow. 1916. Wed. Went for quite a long wheel ride through residential section of this worthy town. Studying hard for Physics written tomorrow. Got nice fat mail today. 1917. Thurs. Only one lecture today. Also rainy. Choir [practise] practice & gardening lecture. Did Ec afterward in Libe. Federal Reserve. 1918. Fri. Founders Day. Dedication of new part of Libe. 20 won song contest. Felt all in myself so omitted lecture & baseball game. Emerged for lute concert by Thomas Wilfred. Copeau French theatre in eve acted Molieres L'Avare. Letter from Horace. 19May 4 1915. Tues. Drawing for rooms! Ed got no. 194 but I got 46. Were lucky enough to get our second choice 215 North. Had to leave early when Eliz came home. Some excitement glad my fate is settled. Retired at 11:00. 1916. Thurs. Written wasnt' so bad because they asked just the things I had expected. Had joke played on me tonight. Dinner bell didn't ring & so I didn't go down to dinner. Went to Cary's with Pete. Her mother came later. 1917. Fri. Lots of guests here for Field Day. Good lecture this eve. Reading Meolas Nickleby every spare minute. Read late in bed. Decided not to call on Gow's but write. 1918. Sat. Got new gingham dress & box of food. [Practised] practiced & composed. Senior picture sale. Took walk with Ella. Got "Reveille" from Harvey. Rest went down town to lecture. Made cocoa after wards & sat up till 12:30. Swiped jonquils from circle. 19May 5 1915. Wed. Had class picture taken this P.M. Went over to Ruby's room. Mr. Stockbridge arrived for dinner. Brought big box of candy, went out on piazza, ate candy & exchanged jokes etc. 1916. Fri. Founders Day! May dance at 7:15. Song [practise] practice 7:45. Basketball games. Prexy's speech. E.W. Matheson's reading in Students! Cleared off fine in P.M. & eve. 3 pageants in P.M. Dinner at Inn with Burgess'es. "The Tempest" great in Greek theatre. 1917. Sat. Too rainy for Field Day. Started topic on Dreams. Read N.N. Pete, Ed & I walked down town. Too late for movies. Had ice-cream in Woods! Party in E. Shac's room, fine cake & ice-cream. 1918. Sun. Town Sunday. Pete's parents arrived from N.Y. Grand day, but rather chilly in our rooms. 19 May 6 1915. Thurs. Washed my hair this P.M. Had lunch with H. Sloan. Saw class pictures. "Medea" was grand but my legs got awfully cramped. H.S. staying all night with me, another sneak stunt. 4 other women here. 1916. Sat. Overslept this A.M. Field Day began at 9:30. E. Conant, '18, broke a record. 16 won most points, 18 next. Read a little in Libe, walked to Flag Shop to get Pete's picture framed. Read for Soph. Lit. all day. Got awfully sunburnt this A.M. 1917. Sun. Blessed town Sunday. Read almost all day. Didn't go out at all. Pete & I reclined on couch in parlor, nice fire going, played piano. Worked & finished book in eve. Wrote home 19 19May 7 1915. Fri. Founder's Day. Prexy's speech, song contest, 16 won, academic procession, rained a little. Basket ball game, '18 beat '15. Had to end game in Gym. Dance in Freshmen Parlor by Mr. & Mrs. Peter Burgess, 11 people there. Got Vassarion today. 1916. Sun. Town Sunday but got up for breakfast. Pete & Ed went to church. I read loads for Soph. Lit. The rest went on a picnic, got caught in thunder shower. Fine speaker in Vespers tonight. 1917. Mon. Got new dress from home & Ed got 5 lbs of candy. Walked with Rub, Pete, Ed. Took dress to be pressed. Another letter from Hill. Students meeting to talk about summer school. 19 19May 8 1915. Sat. Field Day postponed to 1:00 by rain. Resumed at 2:00. Juniors won the day. Freshmen did fine, made 22 points. Soph. tree ceremonies at 6:30. Then party at Whitlock's. Eliz & I sang "Sixtette". Mama & Papa arrived in midst. Walked over to campus. 1916. Mon. Nothing extraordinary. Had terrible thunder shower in eve. No chapel. Was all alone & enjoyed it hugely, got long letter from Cat. Went to bed early. 1917. Tues. Sun shone fully five minutes early this morning. Got letter from Guy. He arrives Fri. at 5:22. Cut Mus. class & went to bed, very bad cold, cut choir too. Hope for speedy recovery. 19 19May 9 1915. Sun. Took Mama & Papa for a walk all around Campus, went to chapel. Called on D. Bond & my new room. Edna & H. Sloan called in P.M. & all glaesers came over in evening. Quite a party. Grand all day. 1916. Tues. Sent a parcel of laundry home. Picked a big bunch of violet back of Ice House. Dressed for dinner. Went out to singing. Had ice-cream for dinner. 1917. Wed. Still feeling punk. Slept most of A.M. & P.M. too. The weather is disgusting. It has got to be nice this week-end. Walked with Rub, Ed, Pete. Made out picnic list. 1918. Thurs. Horrible written in Pysics. Got first application for job, in Moses Brown School in Providence. Typewrote letter. 19May 10 1915. Mon. Mama & Papa left at 7:00. Had to get down to life again. Slept 2nd hr. in Rube's room. Sent laundry, hunted furniture with Ed. Tired? well rather. Rode over to Pete's to get French book stayed a while, she came back with me to get something to eat. 1916. Wed. Finished Physics Lab!!!!!!!! Got in 1st class in written too! Did Latin for Thursday. Student's Meeting but didn't go, too busy. It was exciting they say. 1917. Thurs. Psych quiz. Worked nearly all day. Walked over to Mrs. Hennesy's but it started to rain so I didn't get my dress. Lecture in eve. on Bugs & Insects. "The eve of the big event" 1918. Fri. Wrote up last Psych topic this eve. Picked big bunch of violets with Ella in P.M. 19May 11 1915. Tues. Feel more like work today. Hunted bargains in furniture some more. Broke my glasses, curses!! picked a big bunch of violets with Eliz. Telephoned to H.Shac. H. Sloan came over. Wrote a letter for her. 1916. Thurs. Rube got back from her sisters wedding today. Brought lots of eats. Tried Tree Cer. costume on. Dot Bond & M. Akeley dined with me. Went to singing etc. Raced home after chapel & changed clothes for rehearsal. 1917. Fri. May 11th is here, girls! Went down town in P.M. Rub, Ed & Shack went to West Point, late home. Guy, Jimmie & Bill arrived in time for chapel. Box of candy. Dined at Inn. Danced in "J". Ran all way home. 1918. Sat. Met Cat at 1:59 train. Shack's cousin here too. Went to game. Third Hall "King Arthur" in eve, most trilling, had feast of chocolate cake & cocoa afterward. Party broke up at 1:15 A.M. Heavenly night. 19May 12 1915. Wed. Rube & I visited H. Sloane. Ate her candy nearly up. Exciting basket ball game, 18 vs 16. Very close, 16 won, 33-27. Got Cat's picture. Rained hard all evening but Rub came over & we did Latin. 1916. Fri. Wrote whole Latin topic this A.M. Went rowing with Pete. French Play 8th in Greek theatre. Ed went on Geology trip. Many men around. Copied topic in eve. Got cake from home. Pete & I had a party. 1917. Sat. Hustled off, got 8:30 ferry. Barge waiting at New Paltz. Walked most of way. Very nice dinner at Mohonk. Mr. Hill stuck by all day. I got the "sub-rosa". Climbed crevice & got soaked. Supper at Uandi. More dancing in J. 1918. Sun. Cut chapel, & after breakfasting in room Cat & I walked, got caught in shower. Climbed Libe tower & walked thru P'K'psie in P.M. Picnic on Sunset after which Cat left. Went to bed very early. 19May 13 1915. Thurs. Heavy shower this A.M. Got soaked going from Main to Rocky. French lecture 8th hour. Organ recital in Chapel at 8:00. Went with Ruby & H. Shac. Wrote notes in French. 1916. Sat. Went out to school [children's] dancing. Got back at 11:30. Did L Prose. Washed hair after lunch. Read in Libe. Senior Prom tonight. Watched from balcony, enjoyed it hugely. Stayed as long as possible. Went to bed immediately. 1917. Sun. Cold & windy, each given flowers, took pictures, chapel, dinner at Kohlinan's Inn. Mr. Hill in the dumps at being squelched by me. Long ride home "transportation only". Marched in masse to Mrs. Platt's for picnic supper. Guy departed 9:03. 1918. Mon. Felt queer so stayed in bed, cut 2 classes. Had medical exam & nearly fainted in process. Layed around most of P.M. No pep. Senior Birthday dinner in Students, thunder shower. Pete got food at Cary's. 19May 14 1915. Fri. Tried to get H. Sloan to go down town with me but she was scared of the Scarlet Fever. Stayed in Ed's room a while then went to Flag Shop. Reviewed some Ovid with M. Shomier & M. Applegate this eve. 1916. Sun. All the men in chapel. Most diverting, Lyman Abbott's sermon only 15 mins. long. The bunch came over to North for dinner. Had supper in Raymond. Did Latin & went to bed at nine. 1917. Mon. Ec written was awful! Terribly tired & weary, slept in P.M. Took my sad looking dress to washwoman's. Tough to have to work now. Got nice letter from Cat. 1918. Tues. Still pepless. Started Spanish topic & [practised] practiced two hours. No mail. Got Commencement announcements & sent some off. Wrote to Helen K. 19May 15 1915. Sat. Played tennis with H. Rupert from 5:30 to 6:30. Bicycle ride until breakfast. Walked down town & back with H. Sloan. Went through Art building. Tried to see Ed's friend. Reviewed Latin on lake, started sweater. 1916. Mon. Glad when Physics & Math writtens over. Rained so rehearsal for S.T.C. were in Gym. Went thru whole thing twice. Got laundry & box of candy from home. Rube & Sh. came over after chapel. Wrote Germ. theme, took bath. 1917. Tues. After four classes & all, one has a right to be weary. Choir rehearsal. Went to bed early instead of finishing my Harmony. 1918. Wed. Occupation Bureau requests new recommendations for Teaching, another mess to settle. Letters from Cat & Mama. Shack & I went to Sonata tea, D. Comstock & L. Warner. Studied for Pscyh written. 19 May 16 1915. Sun. Damp & rainy. Lyman Abbot preached. Stayed to dinner with H. Burgess. Helped Ruby compose letter to Horace. Eliz. & I reviewed more Ovid in Mary A's room. Fooled around until 8:15. Wrote letters, studied. 1916. Tues. Eng. lecture 8th, for which a cut this morning. Song practice at noon. Rained again. Rehearsal with costumes in eve. Came home & studied until about 11. Strenuous days these! 1917. Wed. Likewise an uninteresting day. Worked most of time. Wrote three letters in P.M. Worked in Libe in eve. Went to bed at 10. 1918. Thurs. Lesson with Miss Chittenden. Six hours straight, then hour's respite before recital, most nerveracking, but I got thru my piece after a fashion. Read Spanish in eve. 19May 17 1915. Tues. Did Latin with Ed & Eleanor Hayes. Dressed for dinner, worked on my sweater. Went to Dr. MacCracken's lecture on Speech, interesting, short. Fooled with "Sweetness & Light" all way home. 1916. Wed. Studied Physics in A.M. Rained again. Had rehearsal in Student's. Didn't dress for dinner. Cut chapel & loned until another rehearsal at 7:30. Had to go to bed at 9:30. Couldn't keep my eyes open any longer. 1917. Thurs. Only 1 lecture but worked a lot nevertheless. Choir had to sing at [conferance] conference of Congregational ministers. Got dress back from laundry, faded awfully. 1918. Fri. More Spanish topic. Terribly weary after chapel, so undressed & did not go to Pete's party for her sister in Senior parlor. Must have eaten too much ice-cream for dinner. 19May 18 1915. Wed. Had our English cut this P.M. Did Latin with Ed that hour. Tennis tournament between E. Goss & Olivia Caldwell. Of course Goss won. She is marvelous. Strawberries and cream for dinner. Fine cool day, retired early. 1916. Thurs. Nightmare Thursdays over! Last Latin Prose for ever. Rehearsal out doors off road to Cider Mill. Orchestra of six men. Didn't get back in time to keep interview with Miss Cowley. Did German in 1/2 hr., read, retired at 9:30. 1917. Fri. Announcement of Warren's engagement. Fooled around all P.M. Reading of "My Lady's Ring" in eve. Soph. tree ceremonies at 9. Took Mrs. Bartholemew home. Went to Inn with Pete & sister. Home at 11:00. Grand eve. 1918. Sat. Baby show in Arlington but no babies. Hot at Field Day. '18 won. Hurried lunch & marched in Red Cross parade, great fun. Picnic on Hackensack, 12 of us, home cross country. Arrived at dance in Student's at 9:30, over at 11. 19May 19 1915. Thurs. Miss Cowley convinced me to take Math next year. [Conferance] conference with Miss Lyons this P.M. Told me some nice things. Class meeting, election of next years officers. Basket ball game 18 & 17. Lost by 1 point. Libe this evening. 1916. Fri. Studied all A.M. Went over to Students at 4:30 to get made up. Took us out to see the Tree. Ate our lunch together. Fatal hour at last came. Everything went off grandly. Rushed into own clothes, marched, sang new song all over campus until 10. 1917. Sat. Worked hard all A.M. Walked to town & back with Sarah. Drank pop on way home. Ed's guest arrived. Dance in eve. Took flashlights. Got call down while washing dishes. Hot today. 1918. Sun. Got up at 9, took bath & cut chapel again. Finished Sp. book. Pete invited rest of alley to Inn to dinner. Played Bettey Mesick accompaniment in Senior Parlor. Had 10 minutes to rehearse 3 pieces I never saw before. Went to dark mus. 19May 20 1915. Fri. Got a box of salted peanuts from home. H. Sloane & Ed gave a "tacky" party in H's room. Frank got prize as being tackiest. Got caught in heavy thunder shower & had to stay in North parlor until 10:15. Ran home. 1916. Sat. Most thrilling game. We beat 19 score 56-7. Marched to Tree, had class meeting there. Reviewed some Latin this P.M. in Libe. After chapel Seniors came to North & sang all their old songs. Cutie was divine! Ed arrived back from N.Y. told us about it. 1917. Sun. Got up for choir. Another hot day. Marion, Ed & I lay out under tree all P.M. Only 4 of us at dinner table. Loads of asparagus. Picnic in eve, sampled Rub's cake. Retired at 9. 1918. Mon. Got letter from Cat. Quite hot & lanquid feeling day. Spent two hours in eve. writing Spanish topic. Prof. Saunders forgot to come to Physics class so got cut. 19May 21 1915. Should be Friday. Just discovered that I forgot last Monday, therefore putting each day since forward. Guess nothing exciting happened Monday. 1916. Sun. Norman the chief excitement of the day. He took Pete, Ed & me to the North Side tea room for dinner. Cutie sat at the next table! Went over to Raymond for supper. Did a little work in eve. Wrote to Cat. Grand day. 1917. Mon. Rather coolish today. Slept 2 1/2 hours solid this P.M.! Then went to hectic basketball game 17 vs 18. 17 won after hard struggle. 1918. Tues. Worked all morning & evening finishing Spanish topic, 15 big pages. Letter from Aunt Abbie. 19 May 22 1915. Sat. Worked in Libe all A.M. Ed made me go to town this P.M. Rode as it rained. Had party at dinner table, a cake made by Mrs. Miller. Gave scenes from "Under Cover", Eliz as Denby, myself as Taylor. 1916. Mon. The beginning of the end! Had last Latin today. Class meeting. Ed Gailor President. She is a perfect wonder. Saw last half of game 17 beat 16 by one basket! Cutie played. Dined in Strong with D. Bond. Serenade to E.D. 1917. Tues. The dress I wore to Mohonk shrunk so in wash I can't wear it. Walked off campus 8th hr. with Pete. Choir rehearsal, after which I did Harmony. Unsuccessful bike ride with Rub & Ed. 1918. Wed. Mama writes of hiring a cottage at Wells Beach for the summer. Hot weather continues. All girls from Whitlocks & Glaeser's were entertained at Prof. Saunders in eve, lawn party effect, ice cream & cake. Stayed till 10:30, had glorious time. 19 May 23 1915. Sun. Last Chapel for this year. Lyman Abbot again. Supposed to work on long theme all day. D. Stockbridge, M. Shormier & M.A. came over and Eliz. told us plays, stories, etc. until 10:00. Planned show for Sat. 1916. Tues. Rained, so S.T.C. pictures couldn't be taken. Lost Math & Eng! Studied some Latin. Did Physics. Dined in Raymond. 17 gave us Strong steps, whole college had to run to chapel. Got our feet soaking wet. 1917. Class in chapel to play nice Wagner things, together with concert in eve. by students, enough to give musical indigestion. Too muddy to work in garden today. Made fudge at 9:30, came out [sugery] sugary. 1918. Thurs. Applied for job at Bradford Academy. It's too good to even materialize though. Read Huckleberry Finn in Senior Parlor. Sang hymns in Greek Theatre after chapel. 19May 24 1915. Mon. Rainy on and off all day. Telephoned to station. No hope of leaving Friday. Rode over to D. Bond's. Discussed our plans for play after dinner. H. Shackleton's birthday party at 9:00. Discovered I have 9 yrs. before wedding. 1916. Wed. Very last classes! Studied Latin all P.M. My daisy chain dress came yesterday. It is a peach. Pete & I cut chapel. 16 gave Rocky steps to '17. Speeches by both presidents. Shackies birthday party. Donated my cake. Came home early. 1917. Thurs. Song [practise] practice. Inspired to do harmony, after which mentally fatigued. Walked with Pete & played piano 8th hr. Also too wet for garden work. Did Latin nearly all eve. 1918. Fri. Got lot of new music from Miss [...]. Prof. Gow asked me to play piano in chapel Sun. Had rehearsal at 4:00 with organ & violin. Soph. tree ceremonies at 9:30. Stayed out till nearly 11 then had party for Shack's birthday, ice cream & three cakes. 19 May 25 1915. Tues. Class meeting. Ed has big box of candy. Rehearsed our play after dinner. Very discouraging. Talked with lil a while. Went over my part several times. Quite warm, no showers. Went to bed at 10:30. 1916. Thurs. Pete & I oxidized our brains for Virgil exam by walking around circle. Got up at 6:15 to study. Exam very fair. Went out to lake in P.M. with Rube but too hat to stay. At 9 Rene, Ed & I went out under tree & lay down. 1917. Fri. Arose at 6:45 last Friday o'er. Got A on Latin paper. Worked on Psych topic & in garden. Shack's birthday at 9. Punch & cake. I drew the dime. Family moved today to Vine st. Glad I'm not there. 1918. Sat. Left at 8:15, 2 cars full for Delapena farm. Planted tomatoes three hours & got some tired. [Other] rehearsal at 1:30, then took bath & went to event of community day in Greek theatre-mosque. Wrote letters all eve. Sat up till 12 eating cake etc. 19 May 26 1915. Wed. More rain all day. Got my class ring, got soaked coming home for lunch. After loafing a while, got down to work & wrote all my long theme. Some job off my hands. Retired about eleven. 1916. Fri. Chief events of day were going after mail, sleeping, studying a little, dressing for dinner, going to singing and chapel. Pete & Ed studied for Ec. Hot today but kept still all day so didn't notice it. Awful fish for lunch, so went to Cary's. 1917. Sat. Hectic basket ball game, 18 beat 17, score 46-45. Finished reading on Dreams. Slept till 4 o'clock. Ed bought blue dress at Albert Shop, big bargain. Party for incoming Fresh. in eve. Read short while. 1918. Sun. Up early & off to rehearsal. Lyman Abbott couldn't come so Billy Hill preached, hence small audience. Lameness from farming developed greatly. Slept in P.M. Went to dark music. Bad thunder shower in night & coming down. 19.May 27 1915. Thurs. Last Freshmen French & Latin! Got check & purse from Papa. Mary A. had a dandy spread this P.M. Started sleeves of my sweater. Rehearsed play, called down by Silence. Copied theme. 1916. Sat. Much excitement. Started for circus, but price too high. Instead went to Cohen's, some musical comedy, vilest possible. Had to leave, walked home. Party in Shackies room, Miss Smith donated ice cream, reproduced scenes from show. 1917. Sun. [Thot] thought breakfast bell was rising bell so I almost got left on breakfast. Damp day & not an eventful one. Studied most of time. Intended to go to dark music but it just poured about that time. Went to bed early. 1918. Mon. With bad cold, passed sleepless night. At 3 A.M. I was reading & knitting in bed. Too busy all day to go to doctor. So lame that every step is agony, awful hot too. Cut chapel but took walk. 19May 28 1915. Fri. Last classes! Started packing. Dress rehearsal of "Under Cover". Changed into evening dress and went to Senior Prom. Grand music, danced some. D. Stockbridge & I stayed until last minute. Sat up with Eliz. late. Bed at 12:20. 1916. Sun. Slept fine in Raymond. Came home after helping to clean up. Cut chapel & studied a little. Rub & Sh. took dinner here. Rub & I did some Germ. Wrote 2 letters. Supped in Raymond. Raining. Preparing for the fray tomorrow. 1917. Mon. & glad its over, with its Psych topic written. Walked down town & back with Pete & Ed. Bought out baker shop & ate all way home. Had a punk lunch. Cut chapel because of rain. 1918. Tues. Cold worse & still stiff so went to doctor for 1st time in college career & cut Interp class. Nasty pills to take. Applied for school in West Lebanon N.H. Letter from Horace & another from W.A. Moore. 19May 29 1915. Sat. One grand day, didn't study a bit all day. Glaeser banquet, followed by business meeting, & successful presentation of "Under Cover". Danced, Mrs. Stockbridge furnished ice-cream. Miss Cowley one of guests. 1916. Mon. Awfully hot, but too much occupied with two exams, Germ & Math to notice it. Had lunch & dinner in Raymond. Had rehearsal for Daisy Chain. Went to bed at 9:15 for lack of other excitement. 1917. Tues. Got 4 letters today. Cat leaves Sat. for summer on a farm. Had last Lat., Ec. & Psych classes. Walked to Mrs. Hennessey's to pay bill. Got $3 from M. today. After choir had extra class in chapel to hear things on organ. 1918. Wed. Last classes forever! Feeling better today, & even got so rash as to start reviewing Psych in eve. Awfully hot weather. Gave away "Sabre" after chapel. 19May 30 1915. Sun. No chapel. Studied a little. Reviewed Phormio. Walked to Main with Eliz. after dinner. Math this P.M. Went for a walk with Eliz. and M. Shomier. Packed a little. Rather cool today. Tired after strenuous week. 1916. Tues. No exams, so just lounged around. did lot of Physics. Had grand exchange this eve. Got pair of white gloves & bronze shoes out of it. Ed & Pete exchanged two dresses. Was late when we went to bed. 1917. Wed. Last classes! Worked in garden & attended final basket ball game. We beat '17! thereby [running] banner 1 cup! 17 handed down spade & "Salve" after chapel. Marched to tree, Sarah, Pete, Ed & I went to Flag, went to bed soon after, did no studying! 1918. Thurs. Worked quite hard in A.M. Quite cool today. Only 1 mail on account of holiday. Psych exam quite nice. [Practised] practiced in eve. & read "Huckleberry Finn" in Senior Parlor. 19 May 31 1915. Mon. Math exam the best I could have hoped for. Went out on the lake this P.M., knitted and read. Went for a stroll this eve., carried Eliz. bodily up stairs. D. Stockbridge stayed late, knitted and talked. 1916. Wed. Went over to Main 4 times on my bicycle but got no mail. Played for Pete & Ed to dance after lunch. Gabbed with P. Very few in chapel. Maids dance tonight, grand music. 1916 serenaded with sparklers. 1917. Thurs. This day occupied in desultory sort of review of Lat. & Psych. Stimulus not great enough. Gave away Strong steps. Sarah made fudge at 9:30. Sat up quite late. 1918. Fri. Got laundry, yellow collar & sash for organdie dress. No exams today so didn't work much. Walked down town & back with Ella. Finished "Huck" in eve. 19June 1 1915. Tues. Latin exam pretty fair. Sat on Whitlock's piazza all P.M. Eliz. read "Baby Mine". After dinner, danced on lawn by hurdy-gurdy, went to Flag Shop to order pictures of "Under Cover". Quite warm all day, retiring early. 1916. Thurs. Physics was simply fine. Asked about dynamoes, thunderstorm, solar spectrum & all our old friends. Mrs. Thomas arrived with Ruby's dress. Slept this P.M. Then dressed up in daisy chain dress for inspection. Very satisfied with mine. 1917. Fri. Worked all A.M. Pliny exam in P.M. was nice but long. Glad to be busy 2 hours. Pete took me for a row on lake until dinner. 1918. Sat. The [undteringest] day yet! Studied Spanish in A.M. Started "Seventeen". Got letter from Marion describing new cottage at Wells, also letter from Lebanon principal. Rowed on lake, sang after chapel. Went to Flag Shop, read. 19June 2 1915. Wed. Eng. & French exams today. Took measurements of my room. Started to do History with Eliz. and Florence Pruden but D. Stockbridge & H. Gier brought over ice-cream & we just talked. 1916. Fri. Got real interested in Soph. Lit. exam. Think I'll write a book on the subject. Took life easy rest of day. Class Day & song practices. Packed some & went to bed rather early. 1917. Sat. Psych ex. was cinchy, left half hour early. Walked to town with Pete. Movies. Caught in rain coming home. made fudge & P. read "Importance of being Earnest". Danced at Maid's dance a while, got book from Libe. 1918. Sun. Also hot. Got up for breakfast. Finished "Seventeen". Slept, wrote to Billy. Slept & read in P.M. Went to dark music, only Rub & I sat outside, then walked around. Called on Bernies. 19June 3 1915. Thurs. Day of leisure? Packed, and studied for History. Walked down to Flag Shop after dinner and got pictures. Several girls were in Eliz's room celebrating last night together. Went to bed at 9:30. 1916. Sat. Arose at 4:45 to pick daisies. Rained hard & we got soaking wet also mighty few daisies. Stayed in bed all day & read "The Harbor". Made fudge in eve. Watched 1914 having dinner. 1917. Sun. Got up for breakfast. Worked a good 2 hrs. then slept until dinner. Put on Daisy chain dress. Studied all P.M. Went to dark music with Rene. Shack came over later & we discussed music together. 1918. Mon. Got letter from Miss Coats & answered it at once, sent photo. Interp exam in P.M. wasn't very nice. Only one more left. 19June 4 1915. Fri. Last exam! Series of farewells. Saw Ed & H. Sloan off. Eliz. left after lunch. More tears! Helped Snookie pack her books over to Raymond, she left at 6:30. Went back to my room, finished packing, knitted & retired. Some lonesome! 1916. Picked loads of daisies during chapel time. Nearly fainted on way home though. Picnic on Sunset this eve. 14 of us including the many family guests. Concert in chapel very good. Saw Cutie's family. 1917. Mon. Music exam rather stiff. We got "Salve" tonight, marched to class tree etc. Then Sarah, Ed, Pete & I went to Flag Shop. 1918. Tues. Worked in factory hulling strawberries for first time. Lot of fun & good auto ride both ways. Spent most of eve. trying to get ice-cream off campus. 19June 5 1915. Sat. Me voice chez moi encore une fois! Left P. at 9:15 with Dot Bond, awful dusty but not very hot. Only 10 min. late. Mama & Helen met us. Blanche called this eve. Very proud to display my ring. What joys of being a Sophomore. 1916. Mon. Rehearsal, Alumnae parade sold pictures in Rocky 2 hours. Class day postponed an hour by thunder storm. Slept in Rube's room part of eve. Read gazette. Lantern Fest at 12 on lake. Serenade, flowers. Bed at 2:30. 1917. Tues. No exam today. Worked on Ec though Ed & I went to Cary's about 9:00. Walked nearly down town with Sarah, awful hot! got pop. 1918. Wed. Last exam this P.M.! Quite a relief. Had wonderful supper in Mrs. Vanneman's yard. Stayed till after ten & found end door unlocked so didn't have to sign up. 19 June 6 1915. Sun. Papa went to Newfields today. Had my suit skirt re-hung. Helen spent the afternoon here. Nothing special doing. Rained all P.M. & eve. Mama & I discussed styles. Went to bed at eight. Oh I ask you really? 1916. Tues. Made farewell tour. Sent parcel post bundle. Pete & I had comfortable trip home via N.Y. in parlor car. Dined on train. Got in Boston at 7:00. Met in R. by Cat & Helen. Cat spent eve. at Kershaws. Retired at 11. 1917. Wed. Ec. over with & a nice exam too. Big afternoon. Charle hill, Gilman Currier & Mr. Dorson arrived, also Ed's whole family, complications! Dined with the Bells, went for auto ride till 10. 1918. Thurs. Worked in factory in A.M. Canned rhubarb jam. Ed worked in P.M. & her aunt came meanwhile. Started "Kennedy Square". 19June 7 1915. Mon. Trunk hasn't arrived yet. Got Robin letter this P.M. Mama & I went shopping, bought linen suit, net dress, cretome coat, shoes, stockings & silk middy etc. Helen came up. Called on the Giblin's. Knitted until 9:00 this eve. 1916. Wed. Papa arrived before we were up. Went to Boston with me. Took 1:15 train for N.B. Mama got on at Dover. Found Grammie slightly improved in health. Have developed a cold, no wonder! 1917. Thurs. Arose at 6:00. Got Rube out of bed & at 7:30 we set out in the Bells auto for a days [tower] tour. Went around Ashocan dam. Tried to study but went asleep. Emily stayed all night. 1918. Fri. Worked at factory all A.M., had to come back to go to tea at Mrs. Edmund Platt's. Stayed there till 6:30. Ed gave party for her aunt, put up picnic for Mohonk. 19June 8 1915. Tues. Made ruffles for Marion's net dress. Washed, cleaned up in a hurry when Mr. Lund's friend came to look house over. Washed my hair, went up town about 5:30. Helen came up this eve and I went down there. Rather warm. 1916. Thurs. Rained all day. Mama skipped down to Peaks, but my cold too bad to go out. Wrote four letters and spent evening playing cards with Muriel, Virginia & Malcolm, served some. 1917. Fri. Said Au Revoir to Pete & Ed. Harm. exam a cinch, got out very early. Packed. Went to see "Freckles" at movies with Rub & Sarah. Choir rehearsal in eve. Read in bed. 1918. Sat. Took 7:30 ferry hoping to get early start for Mohonk but missed car so had to go with class, stood on running board. Walked from New Paltz, picnic lunch, rode home, eclipse of sun. Found Mama at station. Lantern fest & singing till 12, exciting. 19June 9 1915. Wed. Finished M's dress. Mama went to N.B. this P.M. Made my white linen skirt. Took supper at the Kershaw's. Helen stayed all night with me. She studied while I served until 10:30. George Beasly gave us quite a scare. 1916. Fri. Also rainy, got desperate & worked on skirt waist. Mama went to Portland, & Pete came on 7 o'clock train. Cold still present, doctored with ginger tea etc. Pete has lots of new music. 1917. Sat. Slept late, packed, another choir rehearsal, lunch in Raymond as well as dinner. Slept most of P.M. Rene & Rub slept out on tower of Gr. theatre, got soaked. Shac's family arrived. 1918. Sun. No breakfast, stood in line ages before marching to chapel. Robert Spear was great. Dinner at Cary's. Rehearsal in P.M. Took nap & [overslep] overslept supper. Concert in eve. went off excellently. 19June 10 1915. Thurs. Went to Eliot on noon train. No one to meet me at car. Went down to School before supper & averaged ranks. Graduation in evening. Church crowded. All my friends there. H. Cole included. Stayed to pick up afterwards. 1916. Sat. Raining for a change! Ate popped corn & read "The Prisoner of Zenda" in bed. Called on Cassie & went to movies this eve. John Hayes sat with us & escorted us home. 1917. Sun. Breakfasted before 9:15 rehearsal. Baccalaureate service. Dinner in R., song service rehearsal, long ride in Shac's car. Picnic in circle, hustled to dress for concert. Busy day, very tired. 1918. Mon. Got election at Bradford, Hurrah! Mama & I went down town, bought white shoes, took car ride. Lunch at Wood's. War [conferance] conference in P.M. Reception in Senior Parlor in eve. for our families & town friends. Had fine time with everyone. Stayed up late. 19June 11 1915. Fri. Blissful day! Stayed at school until 11. Decorated Grange Hall for reception & dance. Eliz. came down in P.M. Decided to wear M's net dress. Escorted by A. Staples, some class. Had 11 out of 16 dances with Albert. Got home at 11. 1916. Sun. Not "hot & dry" enough to go to Peaks, as were our orders. Read "Dr. Jekyl & Mr. Hyde". Cleared off a little in P.M. Pete & I went for a walk. This weather is getting on my nerves. 1917. Mon. Difficulties in shutting trunk & getting off. I went to station. Train left at 10:35. Travelled to Boston with 4 others, lunch on train. Just made Papa's train. Initiated into bungalow life. 1918. Tues. Commencement is here & our heroine becomes an A.B. Lunch at Flag Shop. Packed intensively in P.M. Class supper at 7 not much to eat though. Speeches & roll call then went to tree, sang & shook hands all around. Bed at 2. 19June 12 1915. Sat. Morning after night before! Devoted A.M. to packing M's things, sleeping in between times. Farewell call on Wille's family. Left on 4:20 car. Eliz. went to Dover with us. Slept on train home. Helen came up to get reports. 1916. Mon. Alas! we go to Peaks! Mama came out in A.M. & we went in P.M. Got the 5:15 boat over. Saw many old familiar faces. My room was all ready for me. Everything very natural. 1917. Tues. Rained here all day. Read the "Little Minister". Ripped up daisy chain dress. Fred Higgins here to fix bath room. 1918. Wed. Departed in thunder shower. Got up at 5, took 7 o'clock train from Pokeepsie & 10 from N.Y. Got in Boston at 4. Papa met us at So. Station. Dressed up in white when got home. 19June 13 1915. Sun. Day of recuperation. Have quite a cough for some strange reason. Took a nap this P.M. Had some people come to look at the house. Helen spent the after noon with us. Went to bed early. Send a card to Hod about Camp. 1916. Tues. Fixed up my room with pictures etc. Cleaned around the rest of the house. Pete & I took a walk round by White Head. Met Bones down town, shook hands etc. 1917. Wed. Called H.K. up at Radcliffe & got instructions for Class Day. Also rainy day. Neither piano or trunk here yet. Round Robin came from Ed & I sent it right along. 1918. Thurs. Not very tired today. Sent Pete & Shack each dollar for yellow curtains. Went up town with Mama & made short calls on Mrs. Kershaw & Giblin. 19June 14 Reading 1915. Mon. Awful hot. Mama went to N.B. Marion & I took some pictures up to Kempton's to be framed. Found Aunt Ella here when we returned. Sat up & talked with her a little while. Helen came up. 1916. Wed. No danger of getting sun struck this weather. Did a little washing & sewed on my waist. Pete & I did the errands down town. Got ice cream cones on the wharf. 1917. Thurs. Terribly hot. Safe to say I slept most of day. 1918. Fri. Got letter from Aunt Gert promising to give me a handsome present! 19June 15 Reading. 1915. Tues. Aunt Etta went to Boston without any breakfast. Let our house to Austin of Walden. Florida people wanted it too. Mama came back from N.B. Grampa about the same. Ephiaim White was killed by train. 1916. Thurs. Pete decided to go to N.B. today to the graduation, we took 1:20 boat, & went to the "Strand", good pictures, also got Jap Sundae in Lord's. Came home on the 5:15. Retired early. 1917. Fri. Trunk not here. Had to wear Chris' white slippers etc. Arrived at Bertran in time for dinner. Class Day very nice. Rain kept off until out door features over, got wet going home, stayed all night. 1918. Sat. Left on six o'clock train for Wells. Saw Mildred at N.B. Got off at The Elms. Initiated into new cottage. Walked to Drake's Island with Marion, rode back with ice-man, to store & then to farm Papa nearly bought. 19June 16 1915. Wed. Reading. Cleaned house. Mr. Seifert here all A.M. beating rugs. Mama went to Boston this P.M. Papa home all day. Went up town with Helen, had ice-cream at Willis'. Cat came down this eve, walked part home with her. 1916. Fri. Papa & Marion are not coming till Mon. so Mama & I packed off to N.B. to reception. Wore my blue gown, had swell time, danced until 2:15. Grover brothers & John Hayes most important feature. 1917. Sat. Shopped with H.A while [the] got 10:30 home, wearing much flowers. Took a nap, got the meals etc. 1918. Sun. Spent lazy day, sleeping in grass etc. Marion made fudge. Stayed in house about all day. Took nap. Expected Aunt Gert but she didn't come. 19 June 17 1915. Thurs. North Berwick. Papa & Marion left for Peaks this A.M. with Rex & Patty. Mama & I finished cleaning and started along at 4:55 for N.B. Helen saw us off. Found Grampa very sick. The baby fine. Roger & I spent the evening together. Retired early. 1916. Sat. Never rained harder. Got up at 10. Wanted to stay for this eve but Mama didn't see it that way. Rode to station so didn't get very wet. Train late. Hod was on the boat. I evaded him. 1917. Sun. 1918. Mon. Walked down to store before breakfast. Left Wells at 4:50. Had good trip home, cool. Got home at 7 & had supper. Revere crowd, [Erina] etc. called on us this A.M. 19June 18 1915. Fri. Peaks. Left N.B. at 8:45. Called on Aunt Gert & Rita. Took 11:15 ferry. Alfred carried our baggage for us, stayed until dinner. Made my debut with Hod. He wanted to call this eve but Marion & I went to Minstrel show at Gem, big show. 1916. Sun. Very much out of sorts. Mama & I were alone all day. Got reckless after dinner and made a hat, out of black & gold lace. 1917. Mon. 1918. Tues. Not a smell of mail today. Mrs. Reichardt called & Mama sailed into her. Unpacked my trunk, sorted things out. 19June 19 1915. Sat. Foggy & rainy all day until evening. Walked down town this P.M. Dell called on us with her baby. Walked down to Brewer's after supper. Papa produced a box of chocolates. 1916. Mon. Went to Portland to meet Marion. Her train was late. Papa was there too. Awfully hot, rained on the boat, but stopped before we landed. 1917. Tues. 19[18]. Wed. Nor today either! Mr. Reichard came today. Will take the house Aug. 1st. if we don't let it to other people. [Red] Read "En L'air!" today. 19 June 20 1915. Sun. Another rainy, foggy day. Mama & I went to church, audience of 14. Fooled around all day. Cleared off late. Papa & Mama went down town. Brought home candy. 19 19 1918. Thurs. Mended pink georgette waist, made over linen skirt. Picked over things in attic. 19June 21 1915. Mon. When Horace called this A.M. he said his sister & housekeeper were coming over this P.M. but we went over there this eve. Visited Florence Hanscom at the hospital. Bought doz. geraniums, made Alfred carry them home. Stayed at Perry's until 9. Hod got Ackley's music. 19 19 1918. Fri. 19June 22 1915. Tues. Cleaned the kitchen, made chocolate pie, cake & coffee jelly. Went up to the hospital again. They only let us in one at a time today. Met Mama down town returning from N.B. Evaluated my trunk at $358.75. 19 19 1918. Sat. Got letter from Harvey. He is quarantined for scarlet fever & is wild because can't see his girl who is leaving for Florida. Stayed in all day, dressed up & went to town in evening with Marion. Very cool weather. 19June 23 1915. Wed. Did not go to Portland today. Went down to 5:15 boat to meet Marion. Said Sybyl was operated on. All the wild things she said. Slept two hours this P.M. 19 19 1918. Sun. Lot of business answering phone calls about house advertized to let. Waited around for one party to come but they didn't turn up. In eve. Marion & I wrote letter made up of magazine clippings to Harvey. 19June 24 1915. Thurs. Horace asked me to go down to Ackley's this eve but he didn't show up. Wrote a letter to Florence Hanscom. Listened to Gertrude Clarks concert, violin & cello. 1916. Sat. Mama went to N.B. expected Papa & Chris on same boat with her, but they missed it & came by way of Trifethen's landing. 19 1918. Mon. Got up at 9:30. Didn't do much of anything. Auto full came to look at house & I showed them over until Mama came. Expected other party in eve. & auto drove up about 9 o'clock but it was Danvers bunch. 19June 25 1915. Fri. Went to Portland, looked for piano, bought white hat waited for it to be trimmed. Maria and children spent the evening with us. Gave us directions for papering the big room. 1916. Sun. A bad day for the Children's concert. We all went, no crowd there. The floor was painted so we couldn't play the piano. Popped corn etc. Papa home. 19 1918. Tues. 19June 26 1915. Sat. Papered big room, made couch cover, curtains etc. Looks sheik. Elizabeth Hanscom came. Went to Pavilion & danced all eve. Papa brought news of my trunk's return only 3 wk's late. Retired at 10:45. 19 1917. Tues. Helen & I had lunch with Helen Burgess & her sister at Shepard's. 1918. Wed. In expectation of Marion's arrival from Beverly with Bursaw family, Mama & I dolled up in white & fixed up summer house in grand style, which was factor in letting house to Nault's in P.M. 19June 27 1915. Sun. Went to Portland to get trunk check. Horace on same boat. Sat with Papa & me. Chris & Brown family came in auto. Mama went back to N.B. with them. Children's concert over 2 hrs. long. 19 1917. Wed. Helen had to go to a shower & left me alone nearly all day. 1918. Business of cleaning house, picking cherries, packing etc. Took Mr. Giblin all eve. to get victrola packed. 19June 28 1915. Mon. Washed all my underclothes. Marion & Chris went up to hospital this P.M. while I kept house. I [stiched] stitched curtains & shortened linen skirt. Walked down town in evening. 19 1917. Thurs. Today Helen & I got our degrees as house keepers, our debut in making sherbet. Marion, Chris & Mama arrived for dinner. 1918. Fri. Went to Bradford in P.M. to interview Miss Waterman, greatly impressed by the grandeur of the place. Helen K. got me out of bed about 10 o'clock & stayed a while. 19June 29 1915. Tues. Couldn't get any fire to cook with. Marion went to P. Chris & I took 5:35 boat. Horace met us & we went to the "Strand". Got 9:30 boat home. H. stayed a while & we listened to G. Clark's concert. 19 19 1918. Sat. Whew! Left on 6:25 train with all kinds of baggage, geraniums etc, got left to station though with kind young man. Arrived at Wells about 9 & got mostly unpacked & settled before night. 19June 30 1915. Wed. Grampa died at 1:30 this morning. Mama came down to get a day's rest. Rained this P.M. Chris & I went down town to get something for supper. Went to bed early. 19 1917. Sat. 1918. Sun. In P.M. Aunt Gert drove up with Pete & Harold & I, at a minute's notice went back to Portland with them. Spent eve. at Ned's & had noisy time. Got back quite late. 19 July 1 1915. Thurs. Rained hard all day. Mama went to Portland with Aunt Gert. Met Marion at 5:15 boat. Horace asked me over to his house but he stayed here for rain. I was too lazy to go. 19 1917. Sun. Made some very nice coffee ice cream. Stayed in all day. Had difficulties in getting asleep due to one persistent mosquito & cat concert. 1918. Mon. Uncle Dave took us for nice ride all around, rather foggy weather. Horace arrived on scene & four of us went to Strand with session in parlor afterwards. My! exciting. 19July 2 1915. Fri. Rain continued. Stayed in the house all day. Mama went to N.B. and Marion to Portland. Put collar & buttons on my sweater. Went to bed very early. 1916. Sun. William Healy makes his debut in the family circle. He & Marion went to Old Orchard. Terrible thunder shower in eve. Church struck. Billy had to stay all night. Papa couldn't get home. 1917. Mon. Ye roasting sweltering hot day. Mama & Marion went to Boston & brought heat home with them. Panted around in dishabille. 1918. Tues. Spent P.M. at Keith's & very good show too. Horace came down in eve, brought music & we had a time of it. Horace played piano & surprised us all by his talent. 19July 3 1915. Sat. Thunder shower in night. House flooded. Rained until noon. Didn't go down town until evening. Came home and read "The Alternative". Mama went to N.B. this morning to stay over night. Rain continues. 1916. Mon. Played cards in A.M. They went up to the theatre in P.M. Rita & I stayed home. Went to Pavilion in eve. Another thunder shower. Danced till after eleven with Alfred & Mr. Griffin. Retired at 11:45. 1917. Tues. Oh! the sweet perfume exhaling from a large dead cat! Its discovery finished a mystery of long duration. Kershaw came up. M's dress for Grace's wedding done. 1918. Wed. Uncle Dave brought us all out to Wells right after lunch. Harold & Pete stayed till Canovan's train, supper here. Went to bed early being tired after strenuous days. 19July 4 1915. Sun. Grampa's funeral. Left here at 7:30, cleared off hot before noon. Mr. Clark made a prayer at the house at 1:30. Services in church at 2:00. Loads of flowers. Left N.B. at 8:15, made last boat to Peaks. 1916. Tues. Marion & Billy went to Portland. Gone all day. They planned to have a loving evening alone but we kept things hot for them. Billy departed on last boat. 1917. Wed. The quietest 4th I ever saw. Made ice cream & devoured it at intervals all day. Packed my outfit for Peaks. Mama & Chris went down to Giblins. 1918. Thurs. Quiet as Sunday here today. Nothing doing at all. Marion & I walked to Drake's Island in eve. & were bonfires & fireworks there. Mama & Chris came back from Peaks Island. 19July 5 1915. Mon. Very quiet celebrations. Rained & foggy until 4:00 P.M. Warship New Hampshire in harbor. Got up at 10:30 took a nap in P.M. Horace came up this eve. unexpectedly. Went over to his house. 19 1917. Thurs. Left early for Portland. Finished reading "Sentimental Tommy" on train. Dinner at Aunt Gert's. Got 2:00 boat for peaks. Marion Hayes & I went to town in eve & met Alfred. 19 19July 6 1915. Tues. Marion & I went to Portland to visit Florence in the hospital. Eliz. was there to take her home also Willis family. Had a Jap sundae in Lord's. 19 1917. Fri. Slept 3/4 of day & ate the other fourth! Made a trip to town, played with Ortelle & Jane. 1918. Sat. Were going to walk to N.B. but rained. 19July 7 1915. Wed. Got two more books from Brackett library and read nearly all day. Made my old white linen skirt shorter. Mama went to N.B. Not a very good day. 1916. Fri. Marguerite & I dolled up in our new taffeta suits & went to Keith's "Inside the Lines". Missed her on wharf. I got 6:15 boat & she waited till 7:30. Thought sure she was killed. 1917. Sat. Had the [privelege] privilege of playing piano with his Excellency Dr. Clark Jr. & Mme. Gertrude. Marion & I went down town for the beans. Everything very quiet. 1918. Sunday. Went to church & met several ["caraters"]. Brown family passed us on way home, didn't stay long. 19July 8 1915. Thurs. Made some cupcake's! ate eight myself. Didn't do much else except read, read, read. Mama and Marion papered little room down stairs. 1916. Sat. 1917. Sun. Ackley with banjo added to orchestra. Played till 12. Found Earl & father here. Earl has joined Navy as medical apprentice. Papa & Chris came too. All left on 4:30 boat. Then we went up in Garden. Came home & popped corn. 19 19July 9 Fri. Mama went to Portland twice this P.M. to get stove funnel fixed. Went down town this afternoon. Read all evening. Marion sent for Cat to come Monday. 1916. Sun. 1917. Mon. On spur of moment took 9:45 boat to Portland. Roger was there. Mama came just as we were starting for ride. Took her to Old Orchard. Cold coming home. Wrote two letters & got to bed shortly after nine. 1918. Tues. Walked to Ogunquit 7 miles, to call on Potters' at Sparhawk. Mr. Potter hired car & brought us way home. Some boy! 19July 10 1915. Sat. Pete came today from Portland. We took a tour around town & Pete made her debut with Horace. Came home and read. Went to bed about 10. 19 1917. Tues. Our N. P. trip did not materialize because of weather. Went to Prout's Neck instead & dug clams. Got enough to steam for dinner. Took a nap & read. Got 5:15 boat home, letter from Cat there. 19 19July 11 1915. Sun. Went to church with Pete & Mama, big crowd there, Mr. Clancy in his glory. Margaret & Eleanor came over and nearly killed Pete & me in the hammock. Cut out letters for banners. 19 1917. Wed. Rainy day, embroidered, wrote a letter & tatted, sold it to M. for 10 cents. Went down town. Ned got home & we played cards & told rat stories until 10:30. M. Roberts made penuche. 1918. Thurs. Walked to Kennebunk with Hatch twins, got lifts both ways. Evening sojourn to post-office. Ride home with Hen Eaton. 19July 12 1915. Mon. Washed a little, marked out tennis court. Went over to Portland to meet Cat & Olive Lewis, opening day of camp, don't you know, played tennis after supper. New piano came, played. 19 1917. Thurs. Marion R. & I went to Gem this eve. to see Mary Pickford in "Hulda from Holland" & I nearly fell asleep. 19 19July 13 1915. Tues. Extremely hot, very lazy as result. Dorotha Gray & Florence Smallwood arrived at noon. Went the rounds in evening, flying horses, and finally ended up in the movies. 19 1917. Fri. 1918. Sat. Mama & I went to N.B. in P.M. right back with Uncle Dave. Spent most of time playing in Muriel's house. Got caught in shower coming from station. Mrs. Hill invited us in. 19July 14 1915. Wed. Rained this A.M. but we went in bathing in thunder shower. Mrs. Gray left at noon. Went over & slugged on the rocks near Whitehead. Horace came over this eve dolled up in new suit, brought music. 19 1917. Sat. As Ned got home early, Chris, Marion & I went to Pavilion to watch the movies. Awfully cheap crowd dancing. 1918. Sun. To church again! & another uncomfortable hour suffered in those beastly pews. Whole Willis bunch from Eliot came in P.M. 19July 15 1915. Thurs. Rather foggy, cooked for picnic. Cat and I got lost in woods, but arrived on back shore in time for eats. Played long time this eve, went down town, rode on flying horses, sudden shower. 19 1917. Sun. Orchestra [practise] practice here from 10:30-12. Ned improvised drum, Ackley banjo. In eve we played at Ackley's, surprised the family. Alice Perry there. Came home about 9:30 & enjoyed scenery. 19 19July 16 1915. Fri. Still foggy. Went in bathing water awfully cold. Croquet tournament. Olive and Dorotha payed penalties to Chris & Cat. Went to Gem with Horace, stopped for ice-cream after. H. Took his music home. 19 1917. Mon. Did a little washing. Escorted Marion to boat on her way to Fryeburg to visit Grace. Got Round Robin letter which took several hours to read. Dressed up real spiffy in P.M. 1918. Tues. Arthur Littlefield took us four down to beach. Watched dancing & Art, made Marion bowl. Pete & I sleep together. Got in after twelve, raced with other auto. 19July 17 1915. Sat. Hot, thunder showers all P.M. & eve. Chris & Cat payed forfeit by dressing peculiarly, followed them down town. Didn't go in bathing with the rest. Went down town. Tried mesmerizing stunts on return home. 19 1917. Tues. Mildred, Eliz. & Roger blew in this P.M. What bliss! Got letter from Rub, she is coming to Boston & I must see her. 1918. Wed. Day of days! Mama knocked down by motor cycle on way to Red Cross & we all scared to death. Hours of suspense till Mama got settled & out of danger. No sleep for Pete & me, mosquitoes! 19July 18 1915. Sun. Eight of us got out to church. Went over on back shore in P.M. for picnic. Played [cherades] charades. Met Charlie Blackman. Asked him over & he came with his sister. Gave him a concert. 19 1917. Wed. Played with Chester from 9:30 to 12, except for intermission when he had to attend the baby who bumped her head badly. Ortelle ran away this P.M. & I found him way down town alone. Ned popped corn & we all sat in look out to eat it. 1918. Thurs. 19July 19 1915. Mon. Got up & went down to boat with Olive and Cat, (Mistake did this Tues) Went down town. Four went to dance, Horace spent evening, watched fireworks of yacht club from look out, very loud. 19 1917. Thurs. Went in bathing with Roger. He got his clothes wet & scolded by Mildred because they had to go home & he had to wear them wet. Took care of Ortelle while Marion went to Portland. Chris & I went to movies. 1918. Fri. Pete went to Portland to get things for table girl at Ogunquit. Grammie arrived, also Uncle D. & Aunt G. " & I went to the Bunk, quite hot. 19July 20 1915. Tues. Cat & Olive left this A.M. Went over in pines this P.M. & swung. Came home & went in bathing. Water terribly icy. Hunted Blakes with Florence & Dot in vain. Gave concert to Maria. 19 1917. Fri. Another hot day. Chester brought over his croquet set & we played morning and evening. Chris went to dentist again. I played with Jane, read, & embroidered. Daily thunder shower. 19 19 July 21 1915. Wed. Went over to Cape this P.M. got stung on band concert so hung around on rocks until 5 o'clock boat. Charlie rode up on his horse this eve. Dot & Florence rode her. Played for Charlie, left shortly after nine. 19 1917. Sat. Glad I'm escaping this scorching weather in Boston. 1918. Sun. No church for us today! [Red] read "Empty Pockets", 607 pages, most trilling book I ever read. 19July 22 1915. Thurs. Mama went to North Berwick. Saw Charlie riding with another girl. Florence & I got locked out, got in by side window and scared the rest. Papa brought bunch of sweet peas. 19 1917. Sun. Mama, Papa & Grammie arrived in midst of my playing with Ackley & Chet. Ned had to work. In P.M. whole family walked to Trefethen's. Orchestra met at Ackley's again in eve. Had real drum too. 1918. Mon. Marion & I got 2 qts. of raspberries. Got 9 letters at eve. mail, only 1 for me from Cat. 19 July 23 1915. Fri. Picnic on back shore, "dogs". Got sunburnt. Went down town to make arrangements with Horace about scaring the girls, which he certainly did, all worked fine, finally caught him. 19 1917. Mon. Played with Chet at his house all P.M. Foggy weather. Letter from Cat. Read most of P.M. Alice Sawins called as we were starting en famille for movies, long show! 1918. Tues. Mine Gott! such a scorching day, not a breeze anywhere. Got Round Robin. Didn't go out of house all day. 19July 24 1915. Sat. Expecting revenge, nothing happened. Chris & Dot entirely done up, slowly recovering. Florence and I went to the movies this evening, came home about 9:45. Waited for the others to go to bed before retiring ourselves. 19 1917. Tues. Also foggy. Terribly thunder shower in the night. Woke me up. Mama & Papa went on 4:30 boat, to which we escorted them. Marion & Ned played croquet vs. Chester & I, we won too. Quiet eve. read in bed. 1918. Wed. Hatches & we served on wuzzy flannel shirts at Red Cross. Quite harrowing! Spent eve. walking to train & back. Got clever letter from Harvey. 19July 25 1915. Sun. All went to church. Emma came down this P.M. Horace came over and played the monkey until everyone disgusted . Florence & Dot went to evening meeting. Hod came again & I gave him his walking ticket. Maria spent eve. 19 1917. Wed. Chester came over to play before I'd had breakfast & stayed till had to call on a patient. Mrs. Hayes came down & M. went to Portland, took care of Ortelle. Chris got new mandolin. Chet spent eve. played everything from Redwing down. 1918. Thurs. Hatches in Portland so we three went for mail alone & took joy ride to beach with Joe, Lauren & Art. Willis, some bunch. Watched dancing, bowled & got home about eleven. Date for Tues. 19July 26 1915. Mon. Went on picnic over to back shore. Didn't go down town & didn't see Hod. Florence's and Dot's last day. Tied a tooth brush on a string & ticked their window. 19 1917. Thurs. Made cupcakes in A.M. Hot day. Chester came home from city all in & suggested bathing at 3:00. Roused from nap to play with him. Played croquet after bathing. Went to Pavilion with Alice Sawins & Florence. 1918. Fri. Bursaws from Beverly called, ice-cream for treat. Dot Skillings & twins came too. All went to beach to movies in eve. Rode home in fruit truck right to door of Seaside. 19July 27 1915. Tues. Pete & I took 8:15 boat & just caught 9:00 train for North Berwick. Mildred went to Peaks with Aunt Gert. Pete & Aunt G. had quite a fight. Very exciting. 19 1917. Fri. One ripping old thunder shower this P.M. Several places right near were struck. Chris & M. Roberts much upsot. A quiet eve, moved cot out in look-out to sleep on, wonderful clear night. 1918. Sat. Almost as hot as Tuesday, but took bath & dressed up in organdie. No luck in eve, no one offered us a ride so had to come home. Pete & Harold were here. 19July 28 1915. Wed. Laid abed until quite late. Made a chocolate cake. Took Daniel out for a while. Wrote some letters. Jimmie McCorison called on front porch in evening. 19 1917. Sat. Just caught 1:00 o'clock boat to call on Aunt Gert, ran in to her about to go to Riverton so I went too. Very mediocre show. Shopped & got 6:15 boat home. Exciting croquet contest after supper. 19 19July 29 1915. Thurs. Perfectly punk weather. Rains all the time. Pete & I didn't do much of anything. Got funny letter from Cat & invitation to visit Kershaw in Marblehead. 19 1917. Sun. Ackley & Chester arrived early & we played till 1, dinner, without dessert, & more playing at Ackley's from 3 to 4:30. Then bathing, suggested by Chester. Popped corn & made fudge for eve. [conferance] conference. 19 19July 30 1915. Fri. Went for a drive. Still damp & foggy. Malcolm spent the evening with us. He is going up to pond to stay over Sunday. Expect him Mon. evening. 19 1917. Mon. Much exercise washing & cleaning up in general for arrival of Grace Walker. Went down town in P.M. Mowed grass, played croquet, walked to Trefelthen's Landing after supper. 19 19 July 31 1915. Sat. Got Hod's letter asking pardon for his offences. Went up to field to pick peas. Got Albert's invitation to spend next weekend at his house. Malcolm was here a while this P.M. Quiet evening. 19 1917. Tues. Hot!!! Spent A.M. on beach. Marion, Chester & I bathed. Stayed till after 11. In P.M. played auction & panted for breath. Croquet after supper, played mandolins by light of moon then at 9:15 P.M. Chest., M. & I went in bathing again. 19 19August 1 1915. Sun. No church service so we didn't go to church. Spent all afternoon in Muriel's & Virginia's. Played piano, big audience by Post Office. The girls spent evening with us. Wrote to Hod & Albert. 19 1917. Wed. Grace sick. Went in bathing. Slept in P.M., then dressed up. Watched illumination of lightning all eve. 19 19 August 2 1915. Mon. Rainy day. Nothing very exciting during the day. Malcolm came this eve. Greatly shocked Pete & Virginia who nearly wept because he showed me all his attention. 19 1917. Thurs. Went in bathing. Did not decide to go until after the bunch had left. Picnic on back shore. Hastened home by thunder shower. Went to movies. 19 19 August 3 1915. Tues. Sue & Betty invited Pete & me to spent day on farm tomorrow. Kept store for Mrs. Twombly for an hour. Read "Littlest Rebel". Pleasant eve. with M. Pete embroidered. 19 1917. Fri. Exempted from bathing. Played bridge at Chester's in P.M. Gertrude arrived, also two cousins, whom Chet evaded by coming over here. Walked to Evergreen, ideal night, played cards by moon. 19 19August 4 1915. Wed. M. drove us up to farm. Play cards & games. Rained so hard had to stay all night. Called M. up twice on phone. Read a book rest of eve. 4 of us slept in Blue room. 19 1917. Sat. Took 10:30 boat to Portland to visit Aunt Gert & 4:15 home. Grace, Marion & Polly on boat. Chester walked home with me. Croquet tournament. M. & Polly squealed on treating. Went to Pavilion. 1918. Sun. One continual stream of company. Fred Clarke, Wash Burne, & Johnny Webster for dinner unexpected, Aunt Mary & crowd from N.B. all P.M. & company from Drakes. 19August 5 1915. Thurs. Still rained this A.M. Played cards some more. Muriel drove up after us about 11:00. M. came over this P.M. & played games, also spent eve. Pete had to almost tell him to go. 19 1917. Sun. Orchestra 10:15 - 12. Bathing. Ackley in B.V.II's, dinner, ran to fire way over to Whitehead, came back to turn off gas, found Chet & Pref here, played till 4:45, picnic on rocks, saw moon rise. 19 19August 6 1915. Fri. H. Grover came to town this P.M. He & Muriel played bid whist against M. and me, we got beat, score 20. Muriel got awful excited. This eve. M. & I beat Pete & H., score 41. Retired at 11:30. 19 1917. Mon. Chris met Katherine McLeod & Marion Stackpole in Portland. 19 19August 7 1915. Sat. All day session. Malcolm & Grover stayed until 12:30 returned at 2:00. Went for a walk, took pictures on Pete's camera. Malcolm escorted me to 6:45 train. Mama came to go back with me, got 9:30 boat. 19 1917. Tues. Chester in Portland all P.M. & expecting to leave soon. All went in bathing & I floated for first time. Walked to Trefethens & sat on wharf. 19 19 August 8 1915. Sun. Went to church. Veterans of the Cross Sun. Peaks Is. House orchestra. Fine speaker. Alice & Mrs. Sawins & Ruth Baker arrived. Thunder shower so Mrs. S. stayed all night. Played & sang. 19 1917. Wed. Chester leaves tomorrow! Had our last playing together & we avoided all but lively pieces. Went in bathing, also his last time. Hair got soaked. M. & Grace went to Portland. Movies & pop-corn. 19 19August 9 1915. Mon. We all went down to the Pavilion tonight, Alice, Ruth etc. Refused two old men. Not much of a crowd, stayed until 10. Received cretonne from Edna. 19 1917. Thurs. Sad day which took Chester away! Sun came out long enough to take pictures in his uniform. Left on 5:30 boat. Went down to beach, & danced at Pavilion all eve. to forget his departure. 19 19August 10 1915. Tues. Wrote several letters, one to Helen Sloane. 19 1917. Fri. Grace Walker left us today. Rained awfully. Shackie & I went to Strand & got yarn. Started Earl's sweater this eve. Everyone's doing it & it's much fun. 19 19August 11 1915. Wed. Got busy and made a bathing suit today, black scalloped in white. 19 1917. Sat. Picnic on back shore. H.K. arrived meanwhile & found us over there. Some of girls chased by bull. Went in bathing. Pete also came today. 1918. Sun. Went to church. Jerry Hurly & wife arrived in time to postpone our supper nearly two hours. 19August 12 1915. Alice Sawins, Ruth Baker and myself went down to Pavilion this eve. Alice & I danced together nearly all the time. Went into drug store for drinks afterwards. 19 1917. Sun. Knitted a lot, good deed. 19 19August 13 1915. Fri. Went in bathing and aired new suit. Ruth took several pictures of Alice & me on raft & break water. 19 1917. Mon. 1918. Tues. Aunt Gert drove around in auto & Mildred wanted me to get in & go to Peaks but couldn't on account of dentist. All got cards from Earl, he's been across sea & back. Twins & Gertrude spent eve. 19August 14 1915. Sat. 19 1917. Tues. O rash deed! [Canoing] canoeing with Horace & H.K. We acted as though never mad & had pleasant P.M. H.K. stayed in P. for Keith's, H. & I went home, then I went back on 8:15 boat to stay all night at Aunt's. 1918. Wed. Pleasant 15 minutes at dentists awfully hot, got ride home with Drake's Island people. Terribly thunder shower late in P.M. so couldn't take Uncle Dave's train to Portland. Packed suit case. 19August 15 1915. Sun. All went to church except Chris. Alice & her friend went up to mountains. Ruth left for good. Alice returned at night. 19 1917. Wed. Hurd reunion at Wells Beach. Left Portland at 7. Picnic lunch on beach, did Old Orchard, the Whip & got 9:15 boat home. Ran into Horace & he saw us home. 1918. Thurs. Left on Canooan's train for Peaks Island. Met by Roger at boat. Took both kids down town in P.M. & whole bunch went to Pavilion in eve. Met Alfred in sailor's uniform! Retired late. 19August 16 1915. Mon. Very windy day, spent entire day making white dress, had everyone helping me bind scallop etc. Played all sorts of games in eve. Went to bed quite early, packed suitcase. 19 1917. Thurs. For first time in my life, I danced with strangers tonight, & soldiers at that. Then all the girls did it & we had lots of fun. There were 7 of us. 1918. Fri. Aunt Gert & Louise came to Peaks for day. Spent A.M. with Roger fishing on wharf. Met Mr. & Mrs. Perry down town who said Horace is in the Navy! Most upsetting state of affairs but I'm proud of him. Quiet eve. in look out. 19August 17 1915. Tues. Went out to N.B. to attend Hurd reunion, wore new scalloped dress, major part in entertainment. Saw a lot of Malcolm, Pete arrived in eve., went over to Muriels. 19 1917. Fri. Katherine, Penelope & Stackie left today, & how it rained! & they had more than a dozen suit cases. Masquerade at Pavilion. Danced after with Pete mostly. 1918. Sat. Arose at 6:30 to get Brown family off on 9:15 boat. Ideal morning. Went thru Longfellow's house, then to Strand until after six, then shopping tour. 19August 18 1915. Wed. Grammie left for Peaks. On spur of moment, Pete & I went to Kennebunk to Society Circus. Saw parade. Started to ride to York, got stung on price, got off at Wells, took noon train home. Started dress for baby. 19 1917. Sat. Pete wanted me to dance tonight but Horace had first claim & he took us both to the Gem, bought pop corn & cones for us. 1918. Sun. In Portland. Ned came over in A.M. Wrote letters to Earl & Billy. Aunt Gert had company in P.M. so couldn't go out. Anyway Uncle Dave had left the keys to the auto inside the garage. Spent eve. at Ned's. Bed at 11:00. 19August 19 1915. Thurs. Finished baby's dress. Took her out for walk. Muriel & I quarreled with Malcolm, threw away his cigarettes. Pete & I took 6:45 for Portland, just made 8:15 boat. 19 1917. Tues. We all went down to greet Mother & Papa on 10:30 boat. They brought lots of food. Papa is having 4 days vacation. 1918. Mon. Left Portland at 6:35 in auto & got to Wells before night. Louise stayed till noon. No mail waiting for me. Slept most of P.M. & in eve. had exciting 500 party in Gertrude's room. Marion won the yoke! 19August 20 1915. Fri. 19 1917. Mon. Papa went scouting out to Pine Point for clams. A quiet eve. at home. 1918. Tues. Gertrude spent P.M. with us, & in evening attended party at the Wentworth's to get acquainted with the Hill family, very pleasant time, grand ice-cream, & victrola concert. 19 August 21 1915. Sat. Pauline Ross blowed in on us tonight with Papa. 19 1917. Tues. Sort of foggy weather. Papa had 2 friends, Mr. Canovan & Varney down to dinner. In eve. we all went to the Gem, not very good pictures. 1918. Wed. Hurd reunion at North Berwick at which Muriel & I furnished entertainment and annual Fair at Wells town hall in evening, lots of fun, played there too. Had ice-cream party at home afterwards. 19August 22 1915. Sun. Went to church in a rush with Janet. Had 5 minutes to get ready in. Played joke on Alice, fixed up an arm, hung in her room, made candy. 19 1917. Wed. Took 6:15 boat to Portland, Papa, Marion, H.K. & I. Uncle Dave took us out to Wells Beach & around. Saw Horace at 5:15 boat & I said he could come over Thurs. Got Round Robin letter. 19 19August 23 1915. Mon. Went to Portland to meet H.K. just missed her. She got here first. Met Janet's friend. Went to Pavilion, did not dance, some did. 19 1917. Thurs. Marion's & Kershaw's last night so met H. at 5:15 boat & postponed our date to Sun. All danced at Pavilion & I drew a Mr. Moore who seems real nice. Talks a lot anyway. Very warm night. 1918. Sat. Got letter from Horace at last, giving his Navy address. 19August 24 1915. Tues. Spent all A.M. at Dr. Foster's, 4 teeth filled. Met D. Stockbridge & family in Portland. They are at Cushing's for 2 weeks. Pauline's man arrived this noon. 19 1917. Fri. Horace came over this eve. but Pete & I wanted to dance, so we shifted him. Mr. Moore stuck all eve, very attentive. Prize waltz. Mama & I went to Portland in P.M. Organ recital fine & bought purple felt hat. 1918. Sun. Went to church. A man spoke on the Philippines & was quite interesting. Walked to Drakes in P.M. & had picnic supper after bathing. 19August 25 1915. Wed. Made a chocolate cake. Walked up to Evergreen this P.M. Rather warm. stayed home this eve. Wanted to go to dance. Mr. Webber called, played for him. 19 1917. Sat. Started a purple sweater for myself. Pete & Chris took Ortelle to Riverton. Too tired to go to Pavilion again tonight. 19 19August 26 1915. Thurs. Pauline left this A.M. Washed a lot. Everyone except Helen & I went over to back shore, plans for wedding. 19 1917. Sun. Mama, Pete & I went to church. No familiar faces in choir! Flag raising & band concert in P.M. Hod right there. He came over at 7, played at Ackley's & went to movies. Tried to be affectionate. 19 19August 27 1915. Fri. Mock wedding, big event. Marion groom, myself bride, Maria dressed up in dress suit, made a hit, took lots of pictures. All went down town in P.M. Alice kidded Horace. 19 1917. Mon. About 7 o'clock, 2 soldiers marched up the path, Joyce & Luce. Stayed till 8, then Pete, Chris, Ned & I went to Pavilion. Danced with Lorenzo most of time, he really wants fo come to Reading. 1918. Wed. Mama, Marion & Chris went to Portland. After lunch Papa & I walked to True's, got them & walked to beach to movies. Stayed at True's for supper, missed car so walked home. 19August 28 1915. Sat. Alice & Mabel left early. Went up to meet Albert Staples. Took H.K. & me to Strand in P.M. Jap sundaes & Lord's candy. Danced in Pavilion this eve. Swell time. Stayed late. Eliz. came today. 19 1917. Tues. Left Peaks on 1:00 boat & got 3:30 train. Chris got conversing with a gentleman who turned out to be Norman Horne's father! Marion had dinner ready for us, much corn! 1918. Thurs. Had grand time keeping house my own way. Took cream from milk & whipped it for lunch. The folks arrived back in P.M. 19August 29 1915. Sun. Went down town with Albert, got 4 coffee cones. Picnic on back shore, cooked hot dogs etc. Went to movies with Albert, lights kept going out. Another box of candy and drinks. 19 1917. Wed. Some hot, but went down to Kershaws for supper, thunder shower & Warren & Eddie went thru a tragic scene at table. I was embarrassed. W. played violin all eve. & I piano. 1918. Fri. Made ice-cream & got all ready for Newfields crowd but they didn't come. Letter from Horace. Called on Ida Hill in eve. & helped her iron. 19August 30 1915. Mon. Exciting game of cards, Eliz. and Marion vs. Albert & me, we just won. All went to "Birth of a Nation" at Keith's. A. bought me 2 boxes of chocolates, dandy seats. Jap sundae in Lord's. Au revoir to Albert, return home. 19 1917. Thurs. Left Kershaw's about 10:30. Met Mother in town. She made ice-cream & we had more than we could eat. Awfully hot today. Walked around the block before going to bed. 1918. Sat. Got word that Newfields people aren't coming after all. Aunt Gert came out & left Louise for a few days. Went up town in eve. Mail train was an hour late but we waited. 19August 31 1915. Tues. Eliz. stayed over until P.M. Maria took us over her father's boat "Hibiscus". Went to station with Eliz. Retired early, rather tired and appetite not very good, too much candy? 19 1917. Fri. Marion & Chris went to Beverly & got caught in a shower. Got home about 8. 1918. Sun. Did not go to church, finished knitting Marion's pink sweater. Louise, Marion, & I went in bathing & the water was warm. The twins came up in eve. & we went down with them. 19September 1 1915. Wed. Didn't do much of anything, pleasant day. Helen & I went down town this eve, found house empty, went over to Maria's and spent evening, showed us her antiques, went over whole house. 19 1917. Sat. Made fudge & knitted. Helen K. came up in P.M. & stayed to supper. All walked down town with her in eve. Pete wants me to return to Peaks. Big plans! 1918. Mon. Marion, Chris & Miriam all left early. Louise & I and the Hatches went to movies at the beach & watched dancing. Saw man run over by motorcycle. Walked up town in eve. with Louise. 19September 2 1915. Thurs. Helen & I kept house while bunch went up to "Strand". Mama went to N.B. Margaret & Eleanor spent day with us, took them down town. Patsy stole one of mackerel for supper. 19 1917. Sun. Read "Tommy & Grizel" most all day, & ate marshmallows. The girls went down to Giblin's in eve. I stayed & finished book soon after they returned. 1918. Tues. Cleaned up the cottage and washed, great day, got letter from Pete. No word from Harvey. Called on Uncle Mose in evening. 19September 3 1915. Fri. Helen & I took 1:20 boat, went to "Strand", fine pictures, dollar day in P. Got supper over chafing dish. Got pictures printed down town. Went to Mardi Gras at Pavilion, confetti, reg'ly gala night, fine soloist. 19 1917. Mon. Labor Day & a quiet holiday. Saw H.K. off on 8:27 train to Lunenburg. Got queer letter from W.A.Moore, his spelling is a problem. Finished my purple sweater. 1918. Wed. 19September 4 1915. Sat. Marion and Mama went to Boston today. I made a belt for one linen skirt & put pockets on another. Made a petticoat. Very warm. Helen & I went down town this eve without coats, fun with Horace. 19 1917. Tues. Marion & Chris left this A.M. for teaching. I made brownies & fudge to send Earl with sweater & scarf. Walked over town to mail them. 19 19September 5 1915. Sun. All went to church for last time this season. Had a great minister, very interesting. Expected Aunt Gert but she didn't come, rather foggy toward night, walked down town. 19 1917. Wed. Got my clothes collected & washed. Mrs. Parks called in P.M. Cat is hunting a job in N.Y. Wrote to her in eve., also read a while & retired early. Letter from Earl. 19 19September 6 1915. Mon. Labor Day. Grand Firemen's Muster. Big crowds. Went down town four times today. Got smitten on a little firemen from Lubec. Helen had quite a talk with Horace but in my presence. 19 1917. Thurs. Rather chilly day. Rained some. Took a nap, made lovely chocolate cake. Walked over town with Mother. Met Dot Bond. Letter from Horace. Wrote to W.A. Moore & read in eve. 19 19September 7 1915. Tues. Helen went to store this A.M. Hashed over whole matter with Horace, very amusing. Last picnic on back shore, stayed until 6. Helen & I went down town in eve., farewell beat. 19 1917. Fri. Mama went to N.B. & I kept house alone. Gave it a good cleaning & got all thru by 10:30. Got another letter from Horace, & one from Cat. Marion & Chris turned up with Papa. 19 19September 8 1915. Wed. Up bright & early to make final arrangements for leaving. Took 10:30 boat & noon train to Boston. Changed at Lawrence. Helen & I & Rex came to Reading on electrics. Unpacked some of trunks. 19 1917. Sat. Big excitement. We walked over to Bingville square in eve. & had all sorts of chances for pick-ups. Nothing doing! 19 19September 9 1915. Thurs. Ming gott! such hot weather after Peak's balmy breezes. Unpacked some more. Went up town with Helen this P.M. Saw several old friends. All the kids have grown up. 19 1917. Sun. Made ice-cream! Papa & I went down to Thorndike St. Called on Giblins, served with ice-cream & cake & victrola concert. 19 19September 10 1915. Fri. Still hotter. Marion, Chris & Papa lay out on the grass, panting for breath. Too hot to do much. Stayed in my room scantly attired, served a little. Blanche spent P.M. with us. 19 1917. Mon. Went shopping in B., got grey voile, pique & white for shirt waist. We've got to get busy now for fair. 19 19September 11 1915. Sat. Continued hot. Papa still having few days vacation. Started new taffeta dress, some [...] in it. Didn't go out of the house. Chris left for Henniker this P.M. 19 1917. Tues. Cut grey dress. Mama making mode affair. Post card from Pete wanted me to go to Portland so left Boston at 5:00 & got there on same train she did from N.B. 19 19September 12 1915. Sun. Day of rest to some but not Mama & me, did several odd jobs. Made fudge this P.M. Helen came up a while. Marion went down there later & got papers. We talked until 9. 19 1917. Wed. Spent all A.M. calling up Moore & Horace. No boat to Cushings so couldn't go over to drill. Pete & I went up town & to the "Empire". Got home at 7:00. Emma Frye spent eve. 19 19September 13 1915. Mon. Rather coolish for a change. Papa started in work. Marion got telephone call & went to Boston for a position but didn't get it. Got dress well on its way. Sewed all day. Helen spent evening. 19 1917. Thurs. Finished grey voile dress & wore it to Peaks. Harrowing experience waiting for boat but got there safely & danced more with Alfred than Moore. Escorted by both to boat. Home at 12:00. 19 19September 14 1915. Tues. Made couch cover this A.M. Marion & I went to Newfield, found it very hot. Mabel Paul took us up to house in her auto. Grand supper, popovers. Band concert in R. this eve. Mr. Storey sang. 19 1917. Fri. Sewed some, rode up town in auto. Took bath & dressed up. H. called about 7:00, & took me to his house, where I played a lot. Showed me over the house, very nice location. 19 1918. Sat. September 15 1915. Wed. Hottest day yet. Stayed in the cellar. Made black coatee & two pillow covers. Helen went to Boston. Wanted us to go to Wakefield to band concert but nothing doing. Retired early. 19 1917. Sat. Called on M. Roberts new house on Rosemont Ave. Hurried back, dressed, went to Keith's, missed 5:15 ferry for Peaks, got Trefethen's boat, lunch at Beacon. Pavilion in eve with Billy. Boat home late. Retired 1:30. 19 1918. Sun. Packed my trunk & did little odd jobs. Mrs. Kershaw called in P.M. Wrote to Horace & went to bed early. September 16 19 Wed. Last rush of packing. Trunk has gone. 1915. Thurs. Finished packing. Marion went up town to get me tan shoes & lots of small things, made a devil's cake. I made brownies. Got courage to change my dress. Helen spent evening, awfully tired. 1916. Sat. Earl & father arrived this A.M. Earl acts very sensibly over his Mother's death. I took a rush trip to Portland for butter. In eve, E. & I walked up to Trefethen's. 1917. Sun. Left Portland at 6:30 on Canadian express. In Boston at 10:00. Never felt peppier, wonder how long it'll last. Played new classic music, wrote long letter to Horace, not sleepy at all. 1918. Mon. Arrival at Bradford Academy in taxi, some place, found pal in another new young teacher, walked around & got acquainted before supper. Wrote three letters. September 17 1914 19 Thurs. First day at Vassar. My room mate, Edna Bell from Los Angeles. All the girls are lovely and we will have grand times together. 1915. Papa felt poorly so Mama went to Boston with me. Trip back to college was uneventful, 2 hrs. to wait in Waterbury. Reached college at 5:30. Found Edna here. Spent eve. in Raymond, serenaded Freshmen. 1916. Sun. Papa, Mama, Marion & I had an unexpected trip to the mountains, ideal day, very clear. Hustled to get off. Earl & his father went to station with us. 1917. Mon. Rather tired today, took nap in P.M. 1918. Nothing to do but help receive new girls. Went over to Haverhill with Miss MacCardie. September 18 1914. Fri. Most exciting day of my life. Left Reading at 6:30 & arrived at Vassar tired at 3:30. Registered & found I was off campus. Have Room in Glaeser Cottage. 1915. Sat. Went over to Glaesers & Whitlock's this A.M. Bought food chest and tea table at Exchange. Purchased several things in town this P.M. General rush, Glaeser reunion in our room tonight. 1917. Tues. Cut & made blue voile dress, & a hundred other things. Developing a cold which is chance for a harangue against my Portland trip. Pete called up. 19 1918. Wed. Made out schedules. Went to Gilman House for tea. Hope Butler arrived in P.M., a perfect dear, & at dinner I began my duties at head of table. September 19 19 Sat. Reception to Freshmen by Christian Association. Met several girls but forgot them as soon. Cutey Smith took Helen Sloane & me around. 1915. Sun. Rained this A.M. Fine rest of day. Went to chapel. Prixy spoke. Called on several Freshmen. Blanche came just before dinner. Took supper with Ruby & Helen. Dark music, Christians, called on Ruby. 1917. Wed. Mama went to Boston, & I sewed all day, with bad cold, headache & all. No wonder I'm feeling cross, & going to bed very early. 19 1918. Thurs. Ten minute classes, got along fine. Took walk out in country with Miss McC., Darling & Baker. Like my girls at table a lot. Studied some in eve. September 20 1914. Sun. Mama gone and begin to realize what is before me. Visiting day, Caroline Bacon & Bearnie called, also some others. Sat up late with the girls. 1915. Mon. Convocation at 9. Schedules made out. 10 minute classes began at 11:30. Had Soph. Lit in Museum, Math & Physics. Got bicycle from Glaesers this P.M. Frank came this eve. 1917. Thurs. Pete called up, said she would go with me tomorrow but my cold seemed worse, so told her I couldn't go till Sat. Letters from Billy & Horace, both sent love. 19 1918. Fri. Real classes today, but nothing appalling about it. Tea in Gilman House. Dressed in Prom gown for dinner & dance in gym. in eve. Had grand time all night, talked with Miss McC. September 21 1914. Made out schedules in Assembly Hall in Main. Ten minute classes & mad rush to Exchange to get books. Convocation in Chapel. 1915. Tues. 3 classes in succession this A.M. Got two letters. First German class 5th hour. Nearly died, don't like it at all. Chased around for Physics book. Rented one from F. Pruden. Studied in Lib until 9:30. Made chocolate. 1917. Finished packing, got trunck off. Mama went to Boston for final articles. Got pillow cover from Billy & it is quite beautiful. Laid out clothes & got to bed early. 19 1918. Sat. Busy day. Marion & Mama appeared in A.M. & showed them around. Party in Cottage for 40 new girls. Miss D. & I got stuff down town. Gay time. Coffee served in Miss Coat's room. Visited Hope in her room till late. September 22 1914. Tues. Classes in real earnest. Scared pink at French, can't understand a word. Hard to start to study again. Gertrude Adair had to go home. 1915. Wed. Stood in line an hour at the book store. Finished unpacking trunk. Only 2 classes. Went for short walk, then Lecture on Belgium, very dry. Dined with Rube & Helen. Did Horace with H.B. 1917. Sat. Mama saw me off on 8:30 Albany. Sacrificed parlor car seat. Travelled alone, wrote letters, ate fudge & knit. On time in P'k'p. Not expected till Mon. so surprised girls. Serenaded in eve., got furniture moved etc. 19 1918. Sun. First real sunshiny day, but no church on account of Influenza, so took girls for long walk. Have bad cold myself. Christian Union meeting & musical very nice. Hope visited me a while. September 23 1914. Wed. Edna & I went to dinner in Strong with Edith Holmes & Rhoda Harris, two Juniors. College singing after wards and marched to chapel. [1914] 1915 Thurs. Cold this A.M. Had L. Prose this P.M. with Prof. Moore. Went for a walk with Rube, Helen S. & Pete around lake, talked German, stayed in Raymond for dinner. Edna is spending night with them. 1917. Sun. Arose at 9:30, breakfasted on remains of yesterdays lunch. Others went to church. I started "Mr. Britling". Lay down in P.M., went to Dark music, made fudge which didn't get hard. 19 1918. Mon. Classes went off pretty smoothly in spite of little preparation on my part. Letters from Horace & Harvey. Walked out with Miss Cromwell & MacC. Miss Paine & Snyder have Influenza. My cold is better. Several visits from Hope.September 24 1914. Thurs. All went over to first meeting of Christian Association. Got shown through Library. 1915. Fri. Got bedroom curtains & couch cover. Spilt bottle of ammonia. Walked down town with Ed, Rub & Helen. Seated in chapel. Stunt parties. Went to Strong to hear Libby & back to North, had ice cream. 1916. Sun. Dressed up in my black dress, made by myself, & new velour hat, & went down to meet Marion & Papa. Everybody going to see wreck of the "Bay State". 1917. Mon. Convocation at 9. Debut in cap & gown, then classes. Hall meeting. Walked to town with Pete & Shack, & bought yellow curtains, visited Wood's, rode home, cider & bread feast, sat up till 11:45, study. 1918. Tues. Gargling my throat hourly. Several nose bleeds during day, hot otherwise feeling good. Miss Mac. went home & Virginia, K. & I escorted her to station. Hope spent art of eve. with me. Her cold is better. September 25 1914. Much cooler today. Interesting hygiene lecture. 1915. Sat. Wanted to do L. prose but couldn't get a book. Walked to cider mill in P.M. Whole college there, brought 1/2 gallon home. Pumped up bicycle tires. Students meeting this eve. Party in Pete's. 1916. Mon. Warm summer day. Dressed up in yellow smock, & Marion & I walked down to wharf etc. Papa went back this morning. 1917. Tues. Swallowed breakfast whole to run over Latin again, then got called on the very 1st one. Sewed on cushions. Went to singing. Got 2 letters. Lights went out in chapel & prevented choir rehearsal, also in Libe for a while. 1918. Wed. Went to tea shop with Mac. then visited music room, & while playing Virginia Herring came in, & we gave each other a concert.September 26 1914. Sat. Very cold. Walked way down to the river with the whole family. Went to chapel, then to student's meeting. 1915. Sun. Rainy today. Ruby & Helen dined with us. Sat around & ate cider etc. after dinner. Worked little while in Libe this P.M. Ed & Pete dressed up in men's clothes & called on Rub. 1916. Tues. Marion got her trunk off today. I developed a sort of sore throat, applied "Mustarine" as a remedy and ! it took the hide right off. I prefer the sore throat. 1917. Wed. Four classes. [Practised] practiced an hour & had to play in Interp., horrid mess but ordeal over for a while. Took films to Flag Shop & washed hair, read while drying. Did Harmony with D.R. & [J.M. II] after chapel. 1918. Thurs. Another nasty rainy day. Have 15 cases of Influenza so Cottage is being taken for Infirmary, & its inmates moved over here. Miss Cromwell is my roommate although I'd rather have Hope. Bed early. September 27 1914. Sun. Went to chapel. Have to sit in last row of balcony. Dark music. 1915. Mon. First Lab work in Physics this P.M. Went for bicycle ride with Ruby 7th hour, class meeting 8th. Edna got 5 lb. box of chocolates from her brother. Had 4 lessons to prepare. 1916. Wed. Overcame my throat complaint so as to see Marion off for Rockland. We lunched at Aunt Gert's. Ate 1/4 of a brick of ice-cream. A regular hot day. Came right home from the train. 1917. Thurs. Interview with Miss Chittendon & she gave me some Beethoven to [practise] practice on. Washed my hair in P.M. Choir rehearsal. Read "Mr. Britling" after doing Spanish in eve. & wrote letter home. 1918. Fri. September 28 1914. Mon. Went to movies with Enid. 1915. Tues. Got four letters and a box of big peaches from home. Changed my room around so I can study in bed. 1918 song [practise] practice in North parlor at 9:30. Went to bed directly. 1916. Thurs. Today was devoted to doing a million little things to my wardrobe. A very lovely warm day. September is the month at Peaks all right. I hate to leave. 1917. Fri. Started out rainy. Miss Fontinalis spouted Spanish to us at great rate. Wrote letter to H.K. Walked to Flag after lunch with Ella to get pictures. [Practised] practiced. Made fudge in eve, served, called on several people, caught mouse, & read. 1918. Sat. September 29 1914. Tues. 1915. Wed. Home until 11:30, only two classes. Went for short walk with Pete, Rube & Ed. Song [practise] practice in Student's lead by Cutey. Did physics problems with Pete after, made chocolate. 1916. Very slack have I been this summer in keeping my diary and I ought to be ashamed of myself. My trunk is most packed, I am going to Portland on 4:35 boat, to do final shopping. 1917. Sat. After [practising] practicing an hour, & fooling round, seven of us took 12:15 ferry & walked to the Elverhoi place in Milton. Grand choc. cake for lunch, got train back. Cut chapel & made yellow curtains. Took hot bath & read in bed. 1918. Sun. September 30 1914. Wed. Started rotation system of tables in dining rooms. [Dencedly] stupid. I did not have to changed. 1915. Thurs. Got a cut in English so studied that time in Libe. Had first Physics quiz quite a cinch. Song [practise] practice after lunch. Found a nail in my bicycle tire. Ed had its fixed & went for ride with Ruby. 1916. Sat. Rossie came early for trunk, just slung things in. Pete & I left Peaks on 1:10 ferry, just made it. Went to Strand in P.M. and Mama went to Jefferson in eve. too. Saw the Midgets, great show. Out very late. 1917. Sun. Choir rehearsal. Rained before but cleared off later. Had to work most of P.M. & wrote 3 letters. Went to dark music, then did Latin. 1918. Mon. October 1 1914. Thurs. Went to movies with Edith Kearstead. Hadn't planned to go but saw a car coming & jumped on. 1915. Fri. Physics Lab. Lat. & Germ. Song [practise] practice 7th hour. Then went to Lib. No chapel. Danced & played piano. Party in Frank's room. Ruby stayed all night. Sat up & read "Ransom of Red Chief". Retired about 11:15. 1916. Sun. In Portland. Had feet fixed. Got noon train to N.B. Pete went back to Portland in eve. Saw her off at train. Went to bed rather early. Drove up to the hill with old Daniel in P.M. 1917. Mon. 1st 4 hours taken, but got thru all easily. [Practised] practiced, & walked to cider mill with Ruby & drank by wayside, also had party on it at 9:30. Nice letter from Horace. 1918. Tues. October 2 1914. Fri. Stunt party in Davidson. Awfully funny. Danced afterwards. Hygiene lecture. 1915. Sat. Rehearsal this A.M. Raining hard. Did L. prose. Went to Cary's for free ice-cream in P.M. Senior parlor opening this eve. Wore yellow dress, went with Bernice and Katherine Scott. Great refreshments, sang songs. 1916. Mon. Travelled to Boston via Eastern division. Lunched at Ginter's, got parlor car seat & new white shoes. Called on Kershaw at Radcliffe, she came home with us. Dined at Provencher's. Chris called up. 1917. Tues. Funny letter from Cat & a masterpiece from W.A. Moore. [Practised] practiced two hours. Let down portiere & started lamp shade. Walked with Quig & Ella. Choir in eve. Wrote home. 1918. Wed. October 3 1914. Sat. Went on picnic across the river. Took lunch, lost half of it. Mrs. Shackleton went with us. Ate under some trees. Bought lots of things at a store. 1915. Sun. Went to Catholic church with Ed, Pete, Rube & Shacie. Walked home. R. & S. stayed to dinner with us, we went to Raymond for supper. Made fudge this P.M. Read "Piers the Ploughman" this eve. 1916. Tues. Kershaw, Papa, & Mama, saw me off on 8:30 train. Nice trip back. Met some old friends. Got in room by five. Took bath & dressed up, trunk here, song [practises] practices, reunion, & serenading 1920. 1917. Wed. Two music cuts today because Gowboy is out of town. [Practised] practiced 2 hrs. & sewed on lamp shade. Had music lesson with Miss C. Did Latin in eve. 1918. Thurs. October 4 1914. Sun. Town Sunday. Stayed home and washed my hair. Studied downstairs. Went for a walk in afternoon. 1915. Mon. One busy day. Three classes and 2 hrs. of Lab. Had four lessons to prepare for Tuesday, mere trifle, went to bed about 10:30. Simply can't keep awake long. 1916. Wed. Convocation at 8:15, then regular one hour classes and lessons! Finished unpacking and got mostly settled. First step singing on Strong. Chapel. 1917. Thurs. One class today. Gow. forgot to come to Composition, 1 1/2 hrs. [practising] practicing. Took nap 5th. Walked to Lorey's with Pete. Dressed & went to choir. Spent eve. on roof of observatory, more fun. 1918. Fri. October 5 1914. Mon. Francis Hyde has arrived. Was in Europe & couldn't get back before. We like her a lot. There are twelve of us now. 1915. Tues. Rainy again. Worked pretty steady all day. 2 hrs. in Lib doing Eng. Grand dinner tonight, chicken, salad & ice-cream. All meals good today. Got letter & check from Papa. 1916. Thurs. Only one class today. Got all settled. Walked to cider mill with Rub, Shackie, & Ed. Skipped chapel, did Ec in Ella's room. Wrote letters. Hot weather. 1917. Fri. Lesson at 8:30 with Miss Snelling. 3 classes. After 6th walked down town with Pete. Got cretonne. Dr. Fitch gave splendid lecture on his experiences in France. Quite fell in love with him. Party in S.B.C's room. Sat up till 12 making curtains etc. 1918. Sat. Rain prevented picnic so gave Baby party, entertaining in 3 relays. Entertainment & dancing in Gym in evening. Strenuous day. October 6 1914. Tues. Glorious day. Studied a lot. 1915. Wed. 1st 3 hours home this A.M. Went with Ruby on bicycle ride way out to Falls about 5 miles off. Almost got jounced off coming down steep hills. Stayed with Ruby for dinner. 1916. Fri. Four classes. Art was lovely, just like the movies. Went to Flag with the bunch. Got seated in chapel, I have end seat square in front of Prexy's pew. 1917. Sat. Not in studious mood, slept part of A.M. [Practised] practiced an hour. After lunch seven of us walked about 10 miles. Cut chapel, & took hot bath & read in bed. The others made fudge & an awful racket while I tried to go to sleep. 1918. Sun. Overslept breakfast purposely & spent lazy day for most part, slept in P.M., then gave my bed to Hope. Went to vespers in Gym together & walked after dinner. October 7 1914. Wed. 1915. Thurs. Pageant rehearsal this P.M. Started to rain. Got soaked going to chapel. Prexy spoke at length congratulating everything about 50th. Had ice-cream again tonight. I served, only 7 at table. Got letter from Cat. 1916. Sat. Hike to Pleasant Valley with Sarah, Ed, Ella & Rub. Ride back on apple wagon. Lost my bracelet. Walked 10 miles. Dance for '20. Danced until 11 mostly with Sarah. My poor feet. 1917. Sun. Peaceful town Sun. Breakfasted on rolls smuggled from dining room. Finished "Mr. Britling" & wrote letters, six long ones in all. Went to dark music. Made cocoa at 9:30 & had social time. Studied short time in bed. 1918. Mon. Very busy day. Latin prose etc. Hare & hound race in P.M., went surely 5 miles. Letter from Horace, he's still safe. Danced after dinner. 2 cases of the "bug" here today. October 8 19 1915. Fri. Helen Sloan blew in about 7:15. Great excitement. Waited around this P.M. for package from home, angel & nut cakes. Pageant rehearsal. Party in Pete's room. Helen stayed all night on our couch. 1916. Sun. Warm day. Arose about 9:15. Fooled around until chapel. Lyman Abbott spoke. Very good. Called on Freshmen all P.M. Had unexpected party in eve. M. Lechman had food. 1917. Mon. Was going down town but Pete couldn't. Walked to Foley's with her to get her proofs. Washed my hair & finished one sleeve of purple sweater. Rained, no chapel, spent eve. in Libe. Laundry to put up. Party in Ella's room on doughnuts. 1918. Tues. Glorious day, likewise busy. Walked into Math to Poores & Latin with Kathryn. Got letter from Ella telling of Quig's engagement. Hope spent evening. October 9 19 1915. Sat. Brought Helen's & Ed's breakfast up in my pockets. Pageant rehearsal in A.M. & dress rehearsal in P.M. Party in Hi's room, then asked to march with Alumnae. Speeches, singing etc. Made chocolate & ate angel cake until midnight. 1916. Mon. First ear training clas, more fun. Walked with Ed, got caught in shower. Refuge in Miriam's room. My cold gets worse. Million $ fund all raised. Had chocolate in Pete's room. 1917. Tues. [Practised] practiced most of 2 hours. Walked with Shac & Ed, quite breezy out but got warm walking. Dressed for dinner. Lemon ice-cream. Choir rehearsal, then played for maids to dance in Students. Bum piano. 1918. Wed. Miss Waterman returned so only 1 class today. Mama & Chris came after lunch. Had out door reception on roof. Hope sprained ankle, so needed aid down stairs. Mack interviewed Miss Coats & we can't go home Fri!October 10 1914. Sat. Walked to Mohonk. Got on wrong road & had to walk six miles extra making 13 in all. Rode back. Weren't very tired. Others went to theatre but I went to bed at 7:30. 1915. Sun. Got breakfast in room. Walked down town to church, went to Presbyterian with Snookie. Slept most of P.M., went to Cary's & got provisions for moonlight picnic on Sunset. Organ recital this eve. Took Sloanie to her room off campus. 1916. Tues. Riley is a scream in Phil. lectures. He wears a wrist watch. Art is fine. Tonksie lets us out at least 15 minutes early. Rub & I made our first fudge for candy kitchen. 1917. Wed. Five classes! Walked off campus 8th with Ella & Rub to inspect Fashion exhibits at Cary's & Inn. Desert at dinner was fruit, but Rene had some marshmallows. Made cocoa at 9:30 & each washed her own cup. 1918. Thurs. October 11 1914. Sun. Chapel & dark music. Ethel & Edith came back, Ethel with 5 lbs. of candy. Bought candy for Blanche's birthday. 1915. Mon. Inter collegiate [conferance] conference this A.M. Pageant in P.M. Great day for it. Class singing after dinner. Went to Students to serenade delegates, back to Rocky & then to Senior Parlor. Left for party in Rube's room. Ate loads. 1916. Wed. Rub & I are very enthusiastic over our business. Hope to get rich quick. Hall meeting, also class. Then Liz, Sh. & I tried out for choir. Some nerve! Didn't know I had it before. 1917. Thurs. 1918. Fri.October 12 1914. Mon. Edith went home for good. Insisted upon giving me "Huxley". Clubbed together & bought a gift for her. 1915. Tues. Left [conferance] conference early, ate early lunch. Washed my hair, went over to Physical Training exhibition in circle. Then Russian Symphony concert. Alumnae play down town. Got in at 11:30. Let Sloanie & Ed in side entrance. 1916. Thurs. Song [practise] practice. Walked to Cider Mill at 4:00. Grand day. Made sandwiches before dinner (& after) for C.K. (candy kitchen). Stayed in Raymond for dinner & cut chapel (Throat felt queer). 1917. Fri. Ella, Rub & I took a wild walk in pouring rain, got soaked to skin. Had just got dressed, when Marion & Chris blew in, some surprise. Heard Dr. Finley speak in eve. Party on brownies & choc. cake. 1918. Sat. Hope & I got up about 10:30, breakfasted on grapes & potato chips. Did not go on Salisbury beach trip, & luckily for it poured. Walked to Poor's & invested in food. Did little work in eve. Miss Waterman brought cider. October 13 19 1915. Wed. Too late for academic procession. Walked down town to station to get Helen Sloan's ticket. Rube & I lunched at Peacock Shop. Walked home. Pageant. Banquet, "swill affair", lasted until 9:00. Sang on Student's steps as people came out. Chocolate cake. 1916. Fri. Turned into nasty rainy day. After Art, Rub & I got ingredients for Devil Ham sandwiches. Got cheated of .50 today. At this rate we won't get very rich. Alto & piano concert. Ed & Pete made fudge. 1917. Sat. Breakfast at Inn, inspected Flag Shop, Art building etc. Then started on picnic, Ed, Rub, & Ella besides us. Crossed Hudson & walked north, ate grapes & apples, chapel, stunt party in Gym. Very good, dancing after & sat up late. 1918. Sun. Up for breakfast & finished up all prose for tomorrow. Wrote letters, took nap, went to Vespers in gym. with Hope. Good war news. Dined at Gilman House with Miss Coats & Mac. Grand day. Virginia missing in eve. October 14 19 1915. Ruby, Sloanie, Ed & I, went on picnic. Walked to Hyde Park, ate in meadow until cows drove us on. Basked in the sun. Took a bath before dinner. Made fudge in eve. Had Sundaes from Flag Shop. Chocolate cake. 1916. Sat. Ideal day. Washed hair in A.M. "She stoops to Conquer" in Greek theatre at 2. Hot out there. Play best I ever saw. Clifford Devereux' company. Ed & I dug up a cute fern. Served in eve. Rub & Sh. went to Mohonk. 1917. Sun. Got excused from choir rehearsal. Had hard time getting breakfast off campus. Ran back for chapel. M. & C. left during service. Called on Miss Saunders with Ella. Pete's swell supper party a success. Tried to do Latin. 1918. Mon. Letter from Harvey. He's had Influenza. Mama surprised me, brought cake, cookies, laundry. Walked to station. Steady stream of callers in eve. on business or for cake. Visited Hope till after 10:30. October 15 1914. Thurs. Helen, Sloane & Enid played joke on us. Pretended Miss Pierson had written a note requesting those who were making so much noise to see her. They bet well. 1915. Fri. Classes resumed, comes mighty tough. Sloanie & I planned stunt for party in Blanche's room tonight. After we came home, played hypnotising stunt on Pete. She bit well. Played other jokes & finally went to bed. 1916. Sun. Fooled around until chapel. Nice sermon. Had dinner in Raymond. Meeting of E.W.E's in eve to plan out year's campaign. Rub & I made divinity in P.M. for candy kitchen, also sandwiches. 1917. Mon. Managed to slide smoothly thru my classes, being unprepared for them all. Went after proofs, caught in thunder shower. Mrs. Shackleton arrived. At 9:30 ate nut bread, rolls & cookies she brought. Retired 11. 1918. Tues. Pay day, a whole month's pay!!! 3 classes, 3 tutor lessons. Walked with Virginia who just got out of quarantine. Spent eve. writing to Sloanie, in Mac's room. October 16 1914. Fri. Gave a party for Whitlock girls. Lots of good eats and interesting stories. Miss Pierson gave a lecture because they didn't get home until after 10. 1915. Sat. Tea in Mary Spoffard's room this A.M. Lunch in Raymond. Hurried off to "High Jinks', Pete, Snookie, Sloanie, Ed & me. Supper at Mary Elizabeth Shop. Bid farewell to Helen at station. Got back just in time for chapel. 1916. Mon. Got notification of being a sub in choir. Had to write in Ec. Ear training was nice. Went for a walk with Ed down College Ave. Went to make-up lesson in eve. 1917. Tues. Feeling pepless. Read "Neath Verdun" in Browsing room. Grand grape nut ice-cream for dinner. Went to singing, choir [practise] practice. Wrote 2 letters & did Spanish. 19October 17 1914. Sat. Enid returned from West Point & gave us full details of her adventures. Dorothy Bond spent night & Enid told us all about her nine proposals. 1915. Sun. Arose at 8:00. Dr. Peabody from Harvard spoke in chapel. Hi, Blance & Shackie dined with us. Went to Libe a while. Had piece of Ruby's cake, her family left today. Read magazine this eve. 1916. Tues. Rub & I made ham sandwiches. Got good returns for yesterday's stuff. Took a short walk. Almost missed choir rehearsal & I didn't know we had to go. [Practised] practiced a very pretty anthem. 1917. Wed. Six classes! Whew! Had to perform in Interp., music lesson, sight Latin. Recovered 8th hour, knitted. Fruit for dessert, oh for some candy!, cut chapel, did Latin in bed & wrote 2 letters. 19October 18 [1915] 1914. Sun. Ate breakfast in my room Blanche & Dot. Took dinner with Dot in Davidson. Skunk drove us away from dark music. Most exciting, nearly caused a riot. 1915. Mon. Worked most of day. Did Boyle Law Exp. in Lab. this P.M. Worked with another girl. Then went rowing with Rube, Pete & Eliz. Shackleton. Ed brought me piece of Rube's cake this eve. 1916. Wed. Awfully cold today. Made a home run in Harmony in reciting scales. Mr. Gear is very nice anyway. Long lesson for Friday though. Did Art reading. 1917. Thurs. Decided which proof to have finished. Went to Flag with Pete, then [practised] practiced. Interp class today instead of tomorrow. Choir. Christian's, Riley spoke. Did Spanish, inspected Senior Parlor. Went to bed at 11:15. 19October 19 19 1915. Tues. Rainy off an on. Went to get autumn leaves with Ruby. She came over to dinner. No chapel, danced. Spent eve. in Pete's room, talked most of time. Went to bed at 10:30. 1916. Thurs. Rained hard all day. My winter coat came today, choir rehearsal in P.M. Song [practise] practice. No chapel. Miriam Lechman was here for dinner. She entertained us. 1917. Fri. Through classes after 4th. [Practised] practiced then got dolled up & Ella & I called for Miss Saunders to take her to Senior Parlor. Read 'Neath Verdun' in Browsing Room. Rained so knew there would be no fire drill. 19October 20 1914. Tues. Went for a walk with Ethel up the road. Ice-cream for supper so lots of guests. 1915. Wed. Rain all day. Given Sophomore Party parts, song [practise] practice. No chapel. Freshmen stunt party, did Physics with Pete then made chocolate. Tipped over alcohol, no damage done only scared us. 1916. Fri. Rub & I made divinity. Went to fashion display at Carey's. Made sandwiches for Mohonk people. Also sewed on our new curtains. Fire drill. I was still dressed. Went to bed soon after. 1917. Sat. Worked in A.M. Walked to movies with Ella. Saw M. Clark in "Miss Geo. Washington", cut chapel, dressed for Senior parlor, sat up till 11. Ate Shack's cookies & hard candy. 19October 21 1914. Wed. Edna & I had Edith Holmes & Rhoda Harris to dinner. Had a private table. 1915. Thurs. Quite hot today. Song [practise] practice 7th hour. Edna and Ruby walked down town. Had lemon pie for dinner. Saw old Eng. books in Libe with Miss Sanderson. 1916. Sat. Made sandwiches for Kandy Kitchen. Worked in libe till lunch. Rub got box of candy. Rub, Quig, Rene & I bicycled out to Pleasant Valley. Quite warm, lovely ride. Dined in Raymond. Stunt parties in all halls. 1917. Sun. Ate huge breakfast, read over Latin, choir. Rene & I walked around Lake singing. Senior Parlor after chapel. B. Meisig sang. Mrs. Vincent & Mrs. Vanniman here. Read "Over the Top" there in P.M. Dark music. 19October 22 19 1915. Fri. Went for walk with Ed & Pete. Danced after supper. Read story in Pete's room. Took suitcase & went over to Raymond to spend walk-end. Edna stayed tonight. Went to bed early. 1916. Sun. Got up for breakfast. Choir rehearsal at 9:30. Sang in choir for 1st time. Committee meeting in Hilda's room for N.E. club. Wrote letters all P.M. Went to Vespers & dark music. 1917. Mon. Got thru classes softly today. Read "Ethan Frome" in P.M. Observed in eve till 9:45, then finished my book in bed. 19October 23 19 Fri. Helen Sloane gave party for Sarah L. College ices & all. 1915. Sat. Rehearsal this A.M. Started on bicycle ride in P.M. but was too windy so came back. Prof. Shattuck showed us movies of the Pageant tonight. Then party in Rube's room. My nut cake, cider & honey. Rube & I played mandolins. 1916. Mon. Not taking much exercise. Slept 5th hour, then ear training class. Sewed a little on curtains. Got four nice letters. 1917. Tues. Read "Mademoiselle Miss" this P.M. Dressed for dinner. Choir rehearsal. Went to bed early (10), expected fire drill but none came. 19October 24 1914. Sat. Sophomores party. Went in court costume. Best show ever, dancing before & after. Got home at 11:00. 1915. Sun. Got breakfast in Rube's room. Read paper. Chapel. Worked this P.M. & wrote 4 letters. Went to dark music. Packed my suitcase & came home. Did a little work & went to bed early. Quite cold today. 1916. Tues. Went for a short walk to Flag Shop. Invested in a sundae. Choir [practise] practice in evening. 1917. Wed. Rainy but busy day. Walked a while with Pete, Ed, Shack. Went to music tea. Got laundry with candy in it. Read in Senior parlor during chapel. Letters from Billy & H. Cole. Latin N class. Sat up till 11:30 writing to H. 19October 25 19 Sun. Went to chapel, rested from party. Dark music especially good. Wrote four letters. 1915. Mon. Went for a walk after Lab with Ruby and Ed. Rehearsal for Soph. Party 8th hour. Got dizzy and came home. Did Latin with Pete after chapel. Awfully cold this A.M. Went to bed at 10:30. 1916. Wed. There was a concert this P.M. to which I did not go. Went for a walk instead with Edna. 19 Thurs. Miss Chittendon puffed me up so I feel much encouraged. Letter from Harvey. Wrote home & to Billy. Couldn't ovserve tonight, so fooled around. Pete has tooth ache. 19October 26 1914. Mon. Mouse called on us & gave an free exhibition on waste paper basket. Long walk with Edna, Blanche & Ruby, then a row on the lake. 1915. Tues. Warm today. Had thunder shower all evening, after chapel however. Read Pete's Ladies Home this P.M. Our lights were out of commission for a while. Rehearsed this eve. Took bath & got to bed at 9:30. 1916. Thurs. Went for bicycle ride with Ruby. After making candy after song [practise] practice. Then I had choir [practise] practice. Mr. Gear led us & he had a hard time of it. Studied all eve. as usual. 1917. Fri. Enid Musk & Louise, Rene's friend arrived. Dance in eve. Rub, Pete, Enid, Louise & I as men, rest girls. Raised cain till 10:00 then Quig did Salome & corsets for us. Expected fire drill. Sat up till 11:30. Got photos done. 19October 27 1914. Tues. Explored Fair grounds with Edna, Louise Bailey & Marion Reed. Walked a long ways. Got home just in time for dinner. 1915. Wed. Did German & Physics this A.M. Concert this P.M. on Harpsichord and Piano. Ruby came over to dinner. Went out to singing, no seniors there at all. Got to bed about 10:45. Wrote to Cat. 1916. Fri. Rode down town on bicycle with Ruby. Got our bikes fixed, shopped. Had a lazy evening. Pete, Ed & I took turns reading, learned to tat, so sat up in bed doing it, until eleven or more. Expected fire drill didn't come. 1917. Sat. Sent photos off. Worked & [practised] practiced till 11. Started on picnic, ate on Hackensack river, hot dogs & bacon. Went in paddling & Rub fell all in. Went to Flag for dessert, hot bath, punk dinner. Finished "Carry" [...] & retired early. 19October 28 1914. Wed. Wrote two letters for Edna. One to her brother! Took a walk & then went to class meeting. 1915. Thurs. Written in Physics was a snap. Slept all 5th hour, then Latin prose. 6th H.S., Ed & I watched Ruby start on 1st riding lesson. Walked around lake (we did I mean). Song [practise] practice 8th. Maid's dance in Student's. Thrilling music. Bed at 11:30. 1916. Sat. Rub & I made penuche & cracker sandwiches, then hockey game, tried to study but fooled around & tatted instead. Rode down town again with Rub after lunch. Sarah & I attended faculty tea in North (?) Halloween party in eve, big time. 1917. Sun. Also a nice day. After chapel, took Louise & Mrs. V. to Senior parlor. Studied some in P.M. & read in Sen. Parlor, finished "Over the Top". Dark music with Ella. Louise stayed all night, went to bed early. 19October 29 1914. Went for a walk with Edna, climbed several fences. 1915. Fri. Walked down town with H. Shackleton. Bought ballet slippers, ice-cream in Smith's. Rode back for song [practise] practice & make up. Found 3 boxes for me, two [shirtwaits] shirtwaists, doughnuts & cake. Made whoops. Cut chapel. Dress rehearsal fine, awfully tired. 1916. Sun. Choir had its picture taken. Dinner in Raymond. Wrote letters, then Pete, Ed, Sarah, & I, with 4 freshmen went to North Side tea room for tea, free blow. Walked back. Went to dark music, then had party in Sarah's room. 1917. Mon. Not an exciting day. Got long letter from Horace which I read in Spanish class. Couldn't observe on account of weather this eve. Thrilling Student's meeting gave up 1st Hall & concerts, lasted 2 hours. Fire drill. 19October 30 1914. Whitlock girls gave us a Hollowe'en party. Put us through all kinds of stunts. Good eats. Went to candy sale at Prof. Gows. Received book "How to make love". 1915. Sat. Did Lat. prose this A.M. thereby missing a Hockey game. Edith Wynn Mathison read Euripdes [Alcestus] Alcestis this P.M. in Assembly Hall. Made up for party. Ate lunch in Students. Joke books came out. Party most successful. Danced until 11. Feet nearly off. 1916. Mon. Rub & I made candy 1st hour. Had to write in Ec. Sort of a dark day. A game 7th hour. Had to get down to work in eve. to make up for fooling all week-end. Dined with D. Bond. 1917. Tues. Washed hair & did Thurs. Latin this A.M. [Practised] practiced, & had to play in Interp, suspense over for a while. Letter from Harvey. Choir rehearsal but no chapel on account of rain. Ed got 5 lbs of candy. 19October 31 1914. Sat. Hockey game. Senior won. Walked to Pough. with Edna. Blanche & Elizabettes dinner party. Junior party, went in costume. Awfully good but no dancing. 1915. Sun. Walked around campus with Mrs. Burgess after chapel. Seven of us dined at Inn. Got back at 3:30. Didn't eat any supper. About 2 minutes of dark music & then eve. service. Party here, escorted Mrs. B. home, bed at 10. 1916. Tues. Got word of Uncle Ed's death today. Didn't do much exciting myself, slept most of 5th. Went to choir rehearsal in eve. Heard stump [speaches] speeches for Wilson. It's getting hot. 1917. Wed. Mrs. Newcomb called for six of us at 5. Greeted at her house by 3 boys. Got cake with dime in it. Inspected [barn], then feasted on chicken etc. Danced on porch, auto load of ghosts arrived. Cider, [cheo], nuts, marshmallows. Slept out doors, Pete, Ed, I together. 19November 1 1914. Town Sun. Stayed at home. Went for a walk to Sunset with Ethel. Just as warm as summer. Called on History instructor. Miss Barbour. Blanche left for good. 1915. Mon. Warm today too. Wore white linen dress. Two hours in Lab this P.M. then went to a Hockey game, 17 vs 19, score 18-1. Went to Flag-Shop with H.S. to buy her memory book. Did Horace with Pete, said good-bye to Mrs. Burgess. 1916. Wed. Went for a walk with Rub & Ella. Edna very pessimistic with the world in general. Sarah had a [rarebit] rabbit in her room at 10 P.M. Got to bed about eleven. Concert in P.M. It was very good. 1917. Thurs. Got up, breakfasted & off in a hurry. Drove in under Taylor Hall at just 8:25, making Latin class just in time. Didn't get called on. Slept most of P.M. Choir rehearsal, ice-cream for dinner, observed in eve, inside work. 19November 2 1914. Didn't know anything in Latin. Went to Dot Bond's 2nd hour to write description of Lathrop. Walked over to wash woman's with Helen Burgess & Edna. Studied most all day. 1915. Tues. Very queer weather, sunny one minute, wild wind & rain storm during Latin class. Read Ruby's Sat. eve. Post this P.M. Miss Fiske lectured 8th hour. Was too tired to go over to Students to hear election results. Went to bed at 9:30. 1916. Thurs. Song [practise] practice. T & P made divinity. Did a little Ec, then bicycle ride with T. Choir rehearsal. Dinner as well as lunch in Raymond. Did Latin all evening. Grand weather. 1917. Fri. Music lesson. Written in Astronomy. [Practised] practiced, walked with Ella, got yarn at Red Cross room & started sweater. Quiet eve. Studied some, knitted & Ruby had sunshine cake party at 9:30. 1918. Sat. Hope & I slept late & foraged for breakfast at Poor's store. Left for Abbott after lunch, for hare & hound race. Were treated royally there. Wonderful picnic & got home about eight. Danced in gym & called up home.November 3 1914. Tues. Received diary from Marion & long letter about her Portland trip. Mama sent pieces of cloth to dress my doll. Started to dress it. Went to bed early. Warm day. 1915. Wed. Cold and windy. Got a letter from Marion Park. Written in German. Went for walk with Ed, Pete and Rube 8th hour. Played piano and danced after dinner. Grape-nut ice-cream. Sat up for fire-drill but wasn't any. R. brought Cutey's picture over. 1916. Fri. M.G.Volkman & I missed connections so didn't get to town. Went to thrilling game. 17 vs 18, they just barely [one] won, most disgusting. Pete & I donned dress suits & called on all our friends, cut chapel. Ed in Main for night. 1917. Sat. Worked in A.M. Latin & [practising] practicing. Read & napped till 3. Then Ella & I walked down town to movies "The Right Direction". Walked back. Read in eve. & retired early. Awfully cold out. 1918. Sun. Went home on 9:00 train. Just in time to start on auto trip to Camp Derens with Uncle Dave. Except for 3 punctures had grand rides & Devens was most interesting. Vic. concert in eve. & went to bed at 9:00. November 4 1914. Wed. Very warm day. Went to Flag-Shop with Enid & H. Sloane, & then to concert in Assembly Hall by a Tenor. Studied all evening. Edna went to Miss Leach's to a party for Miss Fan. 1915. Thurs. Song [practise] practice after lunch. Class meeting 8th hour. Discussed raising $25,000! Voted on Faculty member. No chapel. Concert in Main by Mme. [Poula] Paula Frisch, some singer. Studied a little afterwards. 1916. Sat. Made candy T & P. Went down town at 10:45 with M.G. Volkman to order N.E. reception things. Lunched in Raymond. Down town again with Quig & M. Applegate to see "Katinka". Picnic on Sunset. Grand night. Fight with flames. 1917. Sun. Slept late & breakfasted on pan cakes made in chafing dish. Mended stockings & dresed just before dinner. Wrote 2 letters, knit. Violin recital in chapel. 1918. Mon. Took 7:15 train back to Bradford, arriving in time for chapel etc. November 5 1914. Thurs. Class meeting 7th. Then 8 of us went to church supper. Stopped in Flag Shop on way home for malted milk shake. Went to library in eve. to get Hist. topic. Came home & ate cake. 1915. Fri. Awfully cold today. Went out to Hockey game, walked with H.S. until dinner. Played for dancing after dinner. Ruby's sister here, spent evening over there. Ed's 3 lb. box of candy gone. Retired at 10 sharp. 1916. Sun. Town Sunday, dark too. Got breakfast in Pete's room. Didn't go to church. Had a lovely time at home. Slept & wrote letters in P.M. Went to dark music, stretched out on a pew where I could watch the dear boy play. 1917. Mon. Always hate Mon. A.M.'s. No mail either to cheer my path. [Practised] practiced & did Latin in P.M. Observed all eve. with Ed. Quite cold too, but on the whole most successful observing we've done yet. 1918. Tues. Went to movies in eve. with Mac. Mrs. Ludeman & Miss Swartz, saw "The Hun Within" which I had seen before. Visited Hope afterwards. November 6 1914. Fri. First Hall Play tonight, that is dress rehearsal. "The Piper", not very exciting. Have been up in Helen Shackleton's room feasting on a big cake. Went to song [practise] practice 1914 back. 1915. Sat. Hockey game this A.M. '18 beat '19, 5-1. Fixed our rooms for dance. Walked to cider mill, made cheese sandwiches. Junior party had whole corridor to ourselves, very gay dance. Episode this A.M. of Cutey & her carnation. I got it anyway. 1916. Mon. Didn't have to write in Ec. Had written in ear training. Went for a walk with Pete & Ed, took in two style exhibits. Did Ec in the Libe this eve. 1917. Tues. My easy day. Only 2 classes. Got 2 letters. Walked 7th with Ella, went to play "Endymion" by drama class. Choir in eve. Wrote 2 letters after. Studied a little. Had impromptu party of crackers & jam. 1918. Wed. Made out Cicero test. Walked with Mac, watched Hockey. November 7 19[14]. Sat. Two hockey games & 1 basketball. 18 beat 14 who are back for Hall Play. Sang to them at Student's in evening. Party in Blanche's room. Sat up until 11:30 writing letters. Received letter from Steve Worster. 1915. Sun. Town Sunday. Got up at 9:15. Had breakfast in Pete's room. Washed my hair. Walked over to McGlynn's with H.S. Sat in Pete's room & watched all the couples, Lydia & her man etc. Went to Inn at 7:30 with Ed & Pete for devil's sandwich. Bed early. 1916. Tues. Bet with Sarah at breakfast. Had choir 8th. Lantern parade after chapel. [Speaches] speeches in front of Student's, then we voted. Burgess Johnson read reports, tres thrilling but alas, Hughes is ahead at 11 P.M. 1917. Wed. Very hard day. 5 classes & lecture by Miss Salmon in Room 22 (required). Got ugly sermon in chapel, also excitement of girl fainting & carried out. Sight Latin class, bath, did Latin in bed. 1918. Thurs. Gave test to Cicero class. Exciting war news. Went to Haverhill with Mac & Miss Darling. Found Germany's surrender only a rumor. Corrected tests in eve. Went to bed early. November 8 1914. Sun. A rainy day. Went to chapel. Called on Miss Mc Caleb, & Mlle. Rean. Couldn't think of a word to say in French to her. Miss Lyons wasn't at home. 1915. Mon. Thrilling hockey game 16 vs 18. Came out 4-4. We were ahead once. Ruby invited Ed & me to come to Brooklyn for Thanksgiving. Isn't she a peach? Pay day began today. Money doesn't last long here! 1916. Wed. Wilson may get it after all. Many wild reports going around. I don't believe any of them. This P.M. Hughes got ahead so Sarah, Ed, & Pete very joyful. What a blow if I have to pay my bet! 1917. Thurs. Mus. lesson. No mail. Had to recite in Latin. Did Spanish, took nap, & choir rehearsal in P.M. Observed all eve. inside work though. Fire drill to cap climax at 10:45. 1918. Fri. Mac went home, went to train. Miss Douglas called on me after dinner till time for the Minstrel Show which was great! Danced afterwards. Wrote to Pete & put up laundry.November 9 1914. Mon. Received long letters from Marion & H.K. Sent my laundry home, came near going to movies with Enid but thought better of it. Conceived plan of going to N.Y. during Thanksgiving. Will it turn out? 1915. Tues. Got new sport coat from home. Quite a surprise, also three nice letters. Couldn't get anyone to go for a walk, so stayed home & tried to work. Went to bed very early, at 9:30. 1916. Thurs. Morning's paper says Wilson! The Republicans were furious but it suits me fine. Rub & I made penuche after song [practise] practice. Went for walk 7th, choir 8th. Step singing, studied all evening. 1917. Fri. Also uneventful & still feeling indisposed. Didn't have to play in Interp. luckily. Read some in Browsing room, play of Padraic Colum who lectured in eve & recited poetry. Went to bed early. 1918. Sat. Hope & all Seniors off for day, so I anticipated a lonesome time but had steady stream of callers all A.M. & chaperoned eight girls to theatre, "Lilac Times". November 10 1914. Tues. Washed my hair 3rd hour & studied till lunch. Short walk with Edna & Marion Reed until History lecture 8th hour. Three letters, Chris' contained a dollar, one from Marion Park & Mama. 19[15]. Wed. Ruby & I went for an hours walk. Elizabeth & Blanche came over to dinner. Eliz. made 1st hall play. Went to Grandel Barker's lecture on the Theatre in Students. Awfully hot there. 1916. Fri. N.E. club reception in P.M. Worked like a nigger getting people to take Freshmen etc. Played for dancing too. Eliz. Langthorn came to dinner, more ice-cream. Concert by Arthur Shattuck in eve, too long, fudge party 11:15. 1917. Sat. Worked all A.M. Expected to go to movies but Ella backed out so I slept till 3:30. Rub & Shack went to F. Hyde's wedding in N.Y. today. Read "Halfway House" in eve. Ed made caramels to send away. Pete read aloud. Read till 11:00. 1918. Sun. Quiet day, did thousand odd jobs. Canteen worker spoke at Vespers. Mass meeting in eve. to raise money for United War Relief. Mac came home. Stayed with Hope till 11. Rubbed her head!November 11 1914. Wed. English [conferance] conference this A.M. Started for a walk at 5:00 but began to rain. Changed to back table for first time. Helen Sloane & Enid made some candy, payed $.02 each. Study all day. 1915. Thurs. Studied most all day. Ruby & Ed went to court this P.M. Played for them to dance after dinner. Cutey & Lydia stood in the doorway. I was thrilled!! Such an unexpected surprise. Had fire drill last night. 1916. Sat. Washed hair & did Latin in A.M. Ed & I walked to town & went to movies, even if against rule, shopped & walked home. Soph. party tonight, wished we could go, worked on Christmas presents, had tea & my cake I got today. 1917. Sun. Got up for breakfast. Read before choir, in choir & afterwards in P.M. till book finished. Wrote to Earl, & Chris. Did Spanish. Went to dark music, disturbed by bats. R. & S. return, feast on sweet chocolate & nut bread. 1918. Mon. Arose at 4:15 A.M. PEACE DECLARED. In Haverhill before 5. Big mobs. Whole school marched in parade miles. Slept most of P.M. Had ice-cream at Riverview with Mac. Got latest papers in Haverhill in eve. Some day!November 12 1914. Thurs. Went for long walk with Enid. Almost got lost, & got dark before we came home. Wrote letter to Steve with H.S's help. Some letter. Mama says I can go to New York Thanksgiving. Hurrah! 1915. Fri. No game this P.M. for rain. Ed gone on Geol. trip. Rub, Helen, Pete & I took a walk. Visited Flag Shop. No chapel or lecture tonight. Rub & I went on rampage, stood neath [C's] window. Composed song to her. Rub stayed all night. Dressed a doll before retiring. 1916. Sun. Arose at 8:30. Got my breakfast. Sang in choir. Shackie's family here today. Slept & wrote in P.M. Sarah had a nice tea, stayed there thru supper time. Dark music nice violin & piano, bed at 9:40. 1917. Mon. Walked down town with Edna quite chiefly too. Started "The Fool Errant" & read last part of eve. No mail today. 1918. Tues. November 13 1914. Fri. Walked this P.M. with Ethel. Went to last night of song [practise] practice and to chapel, then party in H. Burgess' room & back again to campus to serenade Juniors. Danced in Freshman Parlor. 1915. Sat. Walked over to Main with Ruby after breakfast. Ed left for Geology trip. Did L prose, made doll's coat. Walked down town with Pete. Didn't wait for Ruby. Had Ice-cream in Wood's. Overtook Ruby coming home. Went to bed at 9 o'clock. 1916. Mon. Another dark cold day. Had to write in Ec. Walked with Pete & Rub 7th, bought doughnuts to eat on way. Tatted & cross stitched 8th. Very good dinner, salad & whip cream. Eve. spent with Locke. 1917. Tues. Washed my hair in A.M. Got five mail, one from home enclosing letter & pictures of Earl, one from Rita. Finished book after choir. 19November 14 1914. Sat. Laundry came this morning. Enid helped carry it over. Went to town with H. Sloane to movies. Ruby gave a party in her room tonight. She has a guest so has Francis. Edna went to N.Y. 1915. Sun. Got up just in time for breakfast. Had very good sermon. "Yet & nevertheless". Went for grand auto ride to Kingston in Shackleton's car, about 50 miles. Got back just time for supper. 1916. Tues. Brisk cold day, even a very little snow. Walked down town with Hazel Fleigler, had a sundae at Smith's and rode home. Rub & I made samdwiches first hour. Choir tonight after which I did my Harmony. 1917. Wed. Busy day. Extra music lesson 8-9:15. 3 classes. Music class lesson. Interp. Walked off campus. Eve. class. No wonder my eyes gave out completely & had to go to bed at 9:30. Letter from Horace. 19November 15 1914. Sun. Raining again. Went to chapel. Stayed home rest of day, wrote four letters and did Livy. Tried to write character sketch of H.K. for Tues. but didn't succeed. 1915. Mon. Awfully cold, rained this A.M. Cleared off for hockey game 16 vs. 17 who won 8-3. Most thrilling game! Cutie terribly excited. Talked to Pete about 1 1/2 hours tonight. 1916. Wed. Harmony, Phil quiz & Art today. This P.M. I just stayed home, tatted etc. all 7th & 8th hours. Did Latin all eve, partly reading in Libe. Stayed up until about 10:45. 1917. Thurs. Slept 5th hour, & walked nearly to covered bridge with Ella, to rest my eyes. Grape nut ice-cream for dinner. Cut choir rehearsal & chapel. Worked in observatory all eve. Class meeting at 9:30. Grand warm day. 19November 16 1914. Mon. Went to Flag Shop this P.M. with Enid, then came home and wrote a character sketch. At 5, went for short walk with Edna. Discussed our plans for New York. Ethel wrote for theatre tickets. 1915. Tues. Got cut in Math today. Walked with Mary Shomier & Ruby, then Rub & I walked around Sunset. Our light wouldn't go on tonight. Dined with Ruby. Worked on theme this eve. 1916. Thurs. Woke up to find quite a little snow on ground. After song [practise] practice Rub & I made divinity, which however wouldn't get hard. Worked until time for choir. Studied all eve, yea until 10:45 P.M. 1917. Fri. Got sample of suit & picked out pattern. Walked away to C.N.E. station & roundabout way home with Ella, out over 2 hrs. straight & rather tired. Made Hoover candy, ate with spoons about 11:00. 1918. Sat. Hope & I took 7:48 train to Boston. Orpheum, lunch at Ottomat, "Chu Chin Chow" Bijou movies, hasty supper, "Maytime". Barley's for ice cream & shopping. Home at 12:30, lunch & bed. November 17 1914. Tues. Math test, not so worse. Got letter from M. promising $5 for N.Y. trip. Snowed a little this P.M. H. Sloane was taken sick, so I wrote a long letter for her. Didn't want us to send for doctor so we didn't. 1915. Wed. Pete took a day off today. Made chocolate for her this morning. Had class meeting 8th hour. Chose Miss Palmer faculty member. Serenaded her at 9:30. Stayed up until 11 finishing theme. 1916. Fri. Had one grand time this P.M. Undressed & went to bed, slept as long as I wanted to, then read, got up for dinner, cut chapel. Went to dress rehearsal of Junior party. It was just fine, very enthusiastic over it. 1917. Sat. After composing etc. till 11, six of us started on hike, divine warm day. Took road to overlook. Idea spot for picnic, cooked dogs & I ate 3. Came home another way. Took bath before dinner. Worked part of eve. Ate rest of candy. 191[8]. Sun. Arose at 10:30, served breakfast to Hope in bed. Eliz. came to dinner. Went to Boston to hear Joseph Hoffman, had to wait for train so ate in station. Home at 8. Quiet eve. Bed at 10. November 18 1914. Wed. Stayed home until 11:15, then went to Latin, had to read advance. Went to Student's Recital with Edna which made us late to dinner. Changed seats again, still in back room. Am expecting a new dress. 1915. Thurs. Forgot most important thing for yesterday, arrival of blue taffeta dress. Slept most of 5th hour today. Did Latin with Pete tonight. Made chocolate for ourselves. Ruby dined with Pete. 1916. Sat. Worked in candy kitchen, then read Alice in Wonderland. Walked to town & back with Ed on purely shopping trip. Junior Party, the real thing this time. Made a great hit. K. Tighe as the Hatter & E.D as king were wonderful. Danced. 1917. Sun. Another Spring feeling day. Walked after chapel with Rene. After dinner 16 of choir went to sing at Insane Asylum, peculiar audience! Dark music. Unique party in eve, pancakes which crumbled all up, remains of dogs & bacon. 1918. Mon. Arose at 6:15, awful bustle getting off, rainy & couldn't get taxi. Got one in Haverhill, some tired all day, slept 2 hrs. in P.M. November 19 1914. Thurs. Snowed all day, about six inches deep. Went for walk at 9:00. Made fudge after dinner with Enid. Got letters from Hollis Cole, Steve, Pete, Hilda P. & Mama all in one day! 1915. Fri. Rained & dark all day. Result of ring around moon last night. Hockey game in P.M. 17 beat 18, 6-1, no chapel. Lecture on Galileo, very dry, stunt party in Strong all over when we got there. Came home early. 1916. Sun. Since Ed & I sat up till midnight making her hat, overslept. D. Bond woke me up, then walked around with her & Pat Robinson from home. Choir rehearsal. Dined in Raymond. Walked around all P.M. with Thomas family. Read Russian book. 1917. Mon. Classes unprepared for this A.M. as usual, but sailed by pretty well. Got funny letter from Marion. Was lecture on Russia 8th but I read in Browsing Room. Composer's club meeting!! Missed last hockey game, we won all. 1918. Tues. Lengthy Faculty meeting nearly all P.M. Got lot of knitting done anyway. Letter from Harvey. Worked & got to bed about 9:30. November 20 1914. Fri. Called on D. Bond this P.M. Went to Lecture in Main on Stevenson & afterwards danced & played piano in J. Came home & ate apples & played 500 with H. Sloane. New dress arrived & christened tonight. 1915. Sat. Hockey game this A.M. with Ruby. '18 vs. '19 score 8-1. Got angel cake from home. Walked down town with Ed. Started baby's sweater. Made divinity fudge. Rube & Shackie stayed all night. Had fire drill at 11:45. 1916. Mon. Made ham sandwiches part of 1st hour. Went for walk with Ed, Shackie & Rube out in country, tatted & sewed on handkerchief 8th hour. Did my music in eve. Retired at about 10:45 which is regular thing now. 1917. Tues. Much composing, fascinating work. Moon paper to write & Spanish written. Took brief walk with Rube, rested in Senior Parlor until chapel, eyes kicking up again, choir, retired before 10. 19November 21 1914. Sat. Did Latin prose all A.M. except climbed up in Library tower with Ruby. Walked to Pough., met Edna & walked home with her. Made fudge tonight. Dot B. & Marie came over. Saw them home, fell down on the way. 1915. Sun. Rube & Snook went home after breakfast. Stayed with them for dinner. Came home, took a nap, did Math, wrote letters. Frank & Wrights came up after supper for fudge. Saw huge centipede, couldn't get it. 1916. Tues. Arose at 7:35 or so. Got big box of apples from home. Went to Flag Shop with Shackie & Ed. Got charged $.15 because had whipped cream on a sundae. Got a funny letter from Cat. Not quite so cold today. 1917. Wed. Expressive letter from Cat. She won't be in N.Y. when I go next week! Played 1st in Interp., over again! Walked with Rub, Ed, & Shack. Piano recital by Mme. Latin N class, did Juv. 19November 22 1914. Sun. Had a hand to hand battle with a mouse. Dick caught him finally & either swallowed him or let him go. Called on Miss Lyons with Ethel this P.M. and on Miss Cowley with Helen S. this eve. Miss Palmer wasn't in. 1915. Mon. Took my cut in Lab this P.M. Seemed good to have a free afternoon. Got a surprise hat this A.M. gold lace & fur, some class. Studied this eve. Ruby came over about 9:30 for some cookies. 1916. Wed. Overslept till 7:45, just made breakfast. Nap after lunch too, then tatted until time for Art. Went for walk with Shackie, Ella & Ed. Concert by Tollfsten trio - violin, cello & piano. Dinner in Raymond. Did Latin in eve. Bed at 10:45. 1917. Thurs. Miss Chettendon gave me nice Chopin piece. Finished writing "absence" piece. Too dark to observe this eve, did one hour inside work. 19November 23 1914. Mon. Studying for Hist. test. Tues. Went to Library this A.M. Walked to Flag Shop with Edna. Reading French newspaper, all about the war. Last night, 1st edition of Glaeser Gazetter appeared. 1915. Tues. Got letter with $3. from Chris. Studying for Physics Quiz, packing etc. Very exciting. Not many spare minutes. Dined with D.Bond in Strong. Chapel & work afterwards. Got to bed about eleven. 1916. Thurs. I think it was today that I got my gorgeous new gray dress trimmed with fur & blue spangled trimming. It is just adorable. Tried it on immediately. Freshmen stunt party. 1917. Fri. Gave tea in Senior Parlor for Miss Newcome, Platt & Vanneman. Difficulties in heating water etc. Ate remains in eve. Studied little, read Sat. eve Post. 19November 24 1914. Tues. Hist. test but still alive. Ethel's mother called up & we dicided to rush off to N.Y. tomorrow but couldn't get theatre tickets. Got all packed even. At 9:30 went to celebration of Juniors in Athletic Circle. Made History Chart. 1915. Wed. Grand day at hand. Classes at last over. H. Shac. & I went down to train early. Ed missed it. Waited for her in N.Y. Got to Thomas' for dinner. Rode out in auto. Sat up late talking & singing. Knitted some in bed, went to sleep about 12:00. 1916. Fri. 1917. Sat. Spent A.M. in Music Hall. Saw Pete in Infirm. Rub & I went to Insane Asylum with Dr. [Burt's] party. Hastened home, dressed for Rene's party at her house. Bought present on way. Nice eats. Played all I knew in eve. 19November 25 1914. Wed. Is it possible? Edna & I are all alone. Went to town this P.M. came home & unpacked Thanksgiving boxes, such eats!!!! New York pass came too. Mary S. & Cora M. came over after dinner. Have made quite a hole in eats. 1915. Arose at 9:30. Auto ride & church at 11:00. A walk before lunch, grand ride all P.M. around Coney Island etc. Dinner at 5:30, 14 at table, 2 turks, seven courses. Sang at table, sang all eve. Bed about 12:00. 1916. Sat. Portmanteau players tonight in Gammer Gurkin's Needle. Nevertheless and 1917. Sun. Overslept, had apple for breakfast. Wrote in P.M. Had supper in Rene's room of apple salad, nut bread, cake. Had lot of work to do in eve. so refused to play for Rene's friend in Senior Parlor. Pete out of infirm. 19November 26 1914. Thurs. Thanksgiving Day. Services in Main at 9:00. Embroidered, washed hair, slept and ate continually. Dinner in Main, six courses. Stunt party and dancing in J afterwards. Preparations for New York trip until wee hours. 1915. Fri. Shopping in N.Y. with Ed. Got her suit. Lunched at Lord & Taylors. Met Ruby & Ruth. Saw Geraldine Farrar in "Carmen". Had ice-cream after. Went to vaudeville in eve. with Mr. Thomas in auto. Retired at 1:00. 1916. Sun. In choir this A.M. Spent P.M. in writing awful Philosophy paper. Also Ec written. Went down to Christ church in eve. with Pete to hear Milkie speak. Vey nice music. Got home just at ten. 1917. Mon. Cold! Ed & I walked a piece. Maid announced young man in parlor. Found Papa there. Showed him our rooms. Ed dined with us at Cory's, chapel, spent eve. in Senior Parlor. Studied little after. 19 November 27 1914. Fri. Took 6:48 train to N.Y. Visited Aquarium & shopped. Lunched at Lord & Taylors. Arrived at Ruby's in Brooklyn about 2:00. Card party in P.M. About 20 there. Late dinner & then danced & sang until 9:00. Then movies. Got asleep at 1:00. 1915. Sat. Stayed in all day, rainy out. Played games this P.M. Dance & party in eve., six couples, danced until 12:00. Sat up long after, played victrola got to bed about 2:00. Exciting time. 1916. Mon. The Ec affair was pretty nice. Unearthed Livy tonight, lantern procession etc. Sarah made cocoa afterwards so didn't get to bed until late. Should be working so hard too! 1917. Tues. Shack & I had breakfast with Papa at Cary's. Had to run to 1st hour. Still beastly cold. Worked hard to make up for last eve's leisure. Sent sample box of food to Earl & Mr. Moore. 19November 28 1914. Sat. Got up at 9:00, had breakfast & hurried over to Jersey City. Missed Ethel at the tube. Had lunch & then the play "Under Cover" at Cort theatre. Perfectly great! Got 6:00 train back. Dorothy B. stayed all night. Was on same train. 1915. Mon. Mighty hard to get up this dark morning. Awfully tired, slept between lunch & 5th hour, then went to Lab. Could hardly keep awake. Did Latin this eve. Retired as early as possible. 1916. Tues. On top of four classes, Art & Harmony writtens & Phil. quiz to be thought of. Choir rehearsal too. Sat up late in Pete's room gabbing. So much work always affects me so. 1917. Wed. So joyous when classes over. Started changing around bedrooms right off & some job too. Played vic continually ate, & read "Grapes of Wrath" in eve. Snowed little so walking poor. 19 November 29 1914 Sun. Slept until 9:30. Had breakfast in room. Dot went home before dinner. Slept & studied in P.M. Girls began to arrive at 8:30. Enid is engaged & has two rings. We haven't congratulated her. 1915. Tues. Day of perpetual labor, 4 classes. Read Malory all P.M. Didn't dress for dinner. Snowed a very little this P.M. during German class. Wrote two letters this eve & went to bed at 10. 1916. Wed. Lived through it all but Art was horrid. Vacation begins at 2:35. Embroidered in eve, then at 9:00 Pete had party of her chicken & other things we got off campus. My box didn't come. 1917. Thurs. Slept late in Rene's bed. Got rooms settled a little more, read ate etc. Took nap. Ed went to Everjoi but I had slight cold. Dinner at 5:30. Wore prom dress. Informal dance in Students. Earned $.40 playing piano. Packed suitcase. 19November 30 1914. Mon. Enid has a caller, not the fiance however. No one has studied much. Eliz. sent H. Burgess into library for a book & she was nearly overcome by the sight of a man. Edna & Ruby went over to tank to swim this eve. 1915. Wed. Went over for a swimming lesson 2nd hour but tank not yet ready. Ready Malory all P.M. Took bath & dressed for dinner. Had chicken, no ice-cream. Made chocolate tonight but cream was stale. 1916. Thurs. Slept late, read in bed, sewed some etc. till time to dress for dinner. Some dinner too! 7 courses. My box arrived at noon, full of grand things choir in P.M. Buffet supper in Main. Vaudeville in Students, great show. 1917. Fri. Took 8:36 to N.Y. Room at Martha Washington. Got theatre tickets. Lunch at L. & T's. Keith's from 5-8, Hero Sand & supper a la counter. Fred Stone in "Jack O'lantern". Elevator not running, climbed 9 flights, no water or lights. Retired about 12. 19December 1 1914. Tues. Retiring at 10:30. Been looking up French words for H.S. Lecture on Emerson this P.M. by Wood Berry. Got three letters, one from H.K. Have worked all day, not finished yet. History topic for tomorrow. 1915. (Sun. Nov. 28 misplaced). Got up just in time for church at 11. Went for ride in P.M. Left house at 5:30. Got 6:55 train back. Met Pete & Shackie. Got home at 10, all beat out. 1916. Fri. Thank goodness only 1 class. Slept late & breakfasted on my box. Classes on Sat., loathful thought! Effects from yesterday's dinner nearly all gone. 1917. Sat. Rained when we awoke but cleared off. Paid hotel bill, checked suit case & shopped. Ed bought skirt. Took 5th Ave. bus, went to Metropolitan Art building, lunched in a Mirror store. Rested at L & T's. Saw "Polly with Past". Met Rube went home with her. 19December 2 1914. Wed. Walked around by Fair grounds with Edna & H. Shakleton. Just a wonderful day, warm as summer. Concert in eve. by Zoellner Quartet. Read French between acts. Did Latin afterwards. 1915. Thurs. Had 1st dancing lesson this P.M. Got another order to dress doll. Went to Raymond to dance after dinner. I played. Studied all eve. 1916. Sat. After last class, got "Romona" out from Libe & read steadily till Ruby's supper party after which I continued to read till after eleven. Hated to give it up then but [thot] thought it best. 1917. Sun. Got up at 8:00. After breakfast got Fordie started & delivered 1 comfort bag. Went to church, nice dinner, another windy auto ride. H. Littlefield & husband called. Got 6:55 home. Pete & Shack. Made bed & climbed in about 11:00. 19December 3 1914. Thurs. Another perfect day. Sent washing home, took a nap then walked to cider mill with Ethel. Went in swimming, six of us. Had a party afterwards & studied. 1915. Fri. Anti-fat class lamed me all up. Weigh 129 lbs today. Dressed whole doll. Walked to Flag Shop with Pete. Bought album for Chris' birthday present. Concert this eve. Danced in T. Got to bed at 11:30. 1916. Sun. Town Sunday. Got my own breakfast, [the] then finished my book, the best I ever read. Some come down to have to write a phil. paper in P.M. Dr. Bainbridge spoke in eve. Horrible pictures!! 1917. Mon. Getting up was agony! And classes a bore. Slept a while then did Latin, long review lesson. Observed Jupiter in eve. 2 hrs. Edna Phelps & Mr. Gier's engagement talk of college. 19December 4 1914. Fri. Walked to Poughkeepsie & back with Edna after fifth hour, had five pennies & got a college ice in one of those select places. Got a letter from H.P. 1915. Sat. Didn't get up for breakfast. Did prose. Walked down town this P.M. Very cold. Very lame from yesterday. Rode home dressed whole doll after 9. Pete sat up too, made chocolate. Bed at 12:15. 1916. Mon. Rub & I made candy 1st hour. Didn't have to write in Ec. Had Phil. [conferance] conference. Ear training was awful, playing things on piano. Went for a walk with Ed & Pete. Worked hard & late to make up for frivolous week-end. 1917. Tues. No mail. I wrote birthday letter to Chris, also to Horace & Marion, slept two hours in P.M. Dressed for dinner & in choir rehearsed several Christmas carols. Ed opened other box of candy. 19December 5 1914. Sat. Worked on long theme for lib. Short walk with Edna. Made fudge after dinner, finished embroidering towel while Elizabeth read "The Slim Princess" until a late hour. 1915. Sun. Got up at 9:30. Got breakfast in Pete's room. Wrote five letters. Dot Bond came over for supper. Held indignation meeting over prospect of Sat. classes. One lens of glasses fell off, curses!! 1916. Tues. Most exciting class meeting on question of giving up our Prom for a war ambulance. Decision postponed to next week. Choir practise in eve. then did Phil. with Sarah. Stiff from last nights dancing. 1917. Wed. Six classes, not my day of rest. Took nap after 6th hour. Finished knitting sweater. I never get any mail nowadays. 19December 6 1914. Sun. Walked [town] down town to church & back with Edna. Went over to see Dot B. in infirmary but wouldn't let us see her so we left a note. After we got in bed, H. Sloane played a trick on us, hung something from E's room. 1915. Mon. Important Student's meeting tonight but decided to go to bed and rest my eyes. Cut chapel too. Nothing very exciting has happened. Couldn't study on account of my glasses. 1916. Wed. Took a walk this P.M. Did Friday's music, at least part of it tonight. Slept 5th hour, as I kept late hours last night. 1917. Thurs. Observed the sun spots & saw Venus at 3 o'clock, looked like half full moon thru telescope. Dressed for dinner, had grape nut ice-cream. Studied in eve. 19 December 7 1914. Mon. Hailed all day. Stayed home & studied. All wore our hair down our backs to dinner. Ate fudge & toast this eve. Heated discussion over what to give Mrs. G. for Christmas. 1915. Tues. Went for a short walk with Dody. Spent eve. in Pete's room. She is sick again. Studied a little, knitted and made chocolate. Got card from Mama saying I have a new suit awaiting me. Retired at 10:30. 1916. Thurs. Song [practise] practice after lunch. Walked with Pete, Ed & Rub 7th hour, had to hustle back to choir. Up late again tonight doing Latin & Ec. Cut chapel. 1917. Fri. Called on Miss Fahnestock & the Gows with Pete, Rub & Rene. After chapel, Pete, Shack, Ella & I went to Russian Symphony at the Collingwood. Front row of gallery, sat up till 12 talking. 19 December 8 1914. Tues. Everything covered with ice & many trees broken down. Edna is very much affected by some bad news which came in a letter this morning. She says she can't tell what is the matter. Class meeting this P.M. 1915. Wed. Cut swimming lesson on account of bad cold. Tried to study for Physics quiz this eve with Pete but she wasn't much interested. Made chocolate as usual. Quite a habit now. Retired comparatively early. 1916. Fri. Played basketball for fist time this P.M. Very strenuous but fun. Took bath & dressed for dinner. Step singing with '16. Rub & I made divinity & sandwiches in eve. Ed had company call. 1917. Sat. Got up at 8:30. Got letter from Horace. Spent rest of A.M. in Music Hall. "Cinderella" acted by college settlement children. Snow blizzard. Read "The cabin", no chapel. Ate jam & crackers at 9:30. Dessert was fruit. 19December 9 1914. Wed. Laundry returned containing cake, candy & stuffed dates. Girls came in this eve. and ate the cake. H. Sloane & Eliz. danced a while. Studied all day long, snowed a littled and quite cold. 1915. Thurs. Quite cold out, still a little snow left from yesterday's squall. Dancing class this P.M. Did Latin all eve. Such a long lesson! Made chocolate. All our dishes are dirty now. 1916. Sat. Did Latin in A.M. Slept late. Drew for seats tonight. Went to movies on spur of moment. Rained hard. 1st Hall tonight. Cutie simply adorable, Rub & I nearly had fits when we first saw her. Just grand to have '16 back. 1917. Sun. 19December 10 1914. Thurs. Lecture on Kentucky mountain life. Senior Parlor afterwards. Wonder of campus when sun shone on everything covered with ice. Edna's pictures came and are fine. 1915. Fri. All things combined, I am much under the weather today. Had bad nose bleed this P.M. in Lib., dashed to Rub's room. Cut chapel & spent solitary eve until others came after lecture & had quite a party. 1916. Sun. From my position in choir, I had a good view of guests. Could see Cutie when she stood up. Wrote Phil in P.M. in libe. Dark music at 5:20. Spent eve. reading, very lonesome after she has gone. Wrote letters, bed at 10. 1917. Mon. [Practised] Practiced two hours. Ed has bad cold so we didn't observe this eve. 19December 11 1914. Fri. French lecture by M. Brieux. Danced in "J" until last minute. Came home & gabbed awhile, ate apples & cookies. Sorted all my letters, about 150 in all. Preparations to go home a week from today! 1915. Sat. Drew for Hall play seats this A.M. Cleaned up room. Ed, Rube & Shackie went down town in P.M. Got dolled up for play in new dress "Melting Pot". Lib was great, also whole play. 1916. Mon. Didn't get up for breakfast. [Hurredly] Hurriedly copied Phil. paper. Awful cold. Snowed all P.M. No chapel. Ed got box of candy from father. Sewed & wrote letters most of eve. Went to bed shortly after 10. 1917. Tues. Very cold weather. [Practised] Practiced two hours. Got 3 letters. Choir rehearsal. Made chocolate at 9:30. 2 cups apiece. 19December 12 1914. Sat. Walked to Pough' with Ethel, took "tea" in Peacock shop. Had stunt party at 9 in Eliz. room. Eliz. & H. Sloane had a take off for each of us then we had to. Edna & I were Tweetie & Miss Irene. 1915. Sun. Got up for breakfast. Dined in Raymond. Tea in Lib's room at 4. All Whitties & D. Stockbridge there. Grand time. Christmas music in eve. Simply grand orchestra too. Bed at 10:30. 1916. Tues. Still snowing, slept thru breakfast. Have Fergie in Ec. now. Made candy this P.M., a fizzle Class meeting, voted to keep Prom. Rehearsal this eve. with orchestra. Bed about 10:20. Tired to death. 1917. Wed. Busy day, every hour taken. Composers Club, tea served, my "Absence" piece played! Latin class in eve. & Juvenal to do afterward. 19 December 13 1914. Sun. Walked to Academy St. with E.H. Edna & I got lost coming home so went a lot out of the way. Christmas music at 8. Tweedy led Gallery Choirs, choir harp & violin. Gazette published at 10:30 by H.S. & E.H. 1915. Mon. Snowed hard all day. Could hardly get home from Lab this P.M. No chapel tonight & Library closed on account of storm. Pete & Ed sewed a little on Christmas presents. 1916. Wed. Did my Art reading this A.M. for tomorrow. Had an awful question to write on in Philosophy. Slept most of 5th hour. Went to lecture on Alaska 8th, dined in Raymond. 1917. Thurs. First opportunity to go skating. Went with Ruby 7th hour, the first reckless thing I've done this week. Took cut in Harmony because Gowboy didn't come. He was there in the building. 19December 14 1914. Mon. No classes until 11:30 because of cut in French. English interview after 4th hour. Worked in Library on long theme. Read French newspaper in H. Burgess' room & ate some of Ruby's nuts. Washed my hair. 1915. Tues. Snow six ft. deep! No first hour class. Got shovelled out by second hour. No mail, trolley, etc. No chapel. Things in quite a general mix-up. Danced after dinner. Washed my hair this eve. 1916. Thurs. Went down town at 2 with Pete. Dissolved partnership & each did shopping. Got everything on my list & spent all my money. Got back just in time for rehearsal. Hampton quartet sang this eve, they were great. 10:30 to bed. 1917. Fri. After 6th hour, walked to Flag & bought a couple cards. Dressed for dinner & Work Shop plays in eve., awfully nice too. Big snow storm in night, about a ft. 19December 15 1914. Tues. Finished long theme. Went to chapel new president's name announced, he is now Prof. of Eng. at Smith & 35 yrs. old. Going to bed at 11:00 after doing Livy. 1915. Wed. Mail got through this noon. Got five letters including passes and check. Walked to Flag Shop with Pete. Nearly fainted in the place. Cut chapel & went to bed at 7:15. Rub came over after chapel. 1916. Fri. Spent most of my time sewing today. Didn't go to basketball as it was snowing & I didn't have any rubbers. Rub came over & we made divinity. She stayed all night with me. No chapel. 1917. Sat. Worked all A.M. [practised] practiced etc. Choir rehearsal at 1:30 lasting till 3:30. Walked to Flag. Tried to work in eve. but Pete & I didn't accomplish much. Made syrup candy & played in "J". 19December 16 1914. Wed. Last History & English lessons today. Finished packing my trunk. H. Burgess made some fudge, the grittiest stuff ever. Ruby nearly had convulsions in our room, which amused Elizabeth a lot. Edna packed. 1915. Thurs. Physics quiz quite nice. Ed left in a rush after lunch. Dined in Raymond. Went to Inn afterwards. Got back in time for Cutie's singing by Library. More crazy than ever about her! Sat up with Pete. 1916. Sat. Rub & I got up for breakfast, made sandwiches in candy kitchen. I was late to 8:30 rehearsal. Dressed my doll, & went tobogganning a while. There is skating too. Didn't go to Junior-Senior debate but went to bed at 9:30. 1917. Sun. Rehearsals for concert all day . Nice supper party in room. Mrs. Platt 2 children, Mrs. Vanneman & Louise Newcomb. Concert went off quite well. Had to study after it. 20 below zero this A.M. 19December 17 1914. Thurs. Last Latin & French! Visited [Alens] House, took them three boxes of fudge which I made. Dined with D. Bond. Went to Flag Shop, & then to Christmas Carols. Nearly froze. Trunks all gone. Sat up late. 1915. Fri. Pete & I took 10:30 car. I stopped off at [Luckey's], walked to station. Special for Boston packed. Travelled with Alice West & Priscilla Fowler. Got dinner on train 1 hr late. Mama met me in B. Chris already home. 1916. Sun. Cut choir & chapel & slept late. Then did Ec clippings with Sarah. Rehearsal at 2:30. Ed's French tea. Only 4 people came so had lots left, didn't go down to supper. Christmas concert this eve. Wrote Phil. paper after & letter home. 1917. Mon. Spelling match in Spanish verbs quite exciting. Observed sun spots & had difficulties getting shoes off. Went to Flag Shop & got four Christmas cards. Quiet eve. chez moi, took bath & retired 10:30. 1918. Mon. Miss Coat's Inauguration to which Pete came & stayed all night. Prexy spoke, Dr. Calkins. Had wild party in my room for whole corridor. December 18 1914. Fri. Saw Edna off on the 12 o'clock. I arrived in Boston at 8:30. Mama & H.K. met me at So. S. Papa & Marion at North. Thrilling episode on train. Read most of time. Got home after 10. Had lunch, played piano, talked until late. 1915. Sat. Never saw it rain harder. Dressed up in new rigs & went into B. to Mama's show. Papa got reckless & bought about 6 boxes of candy. Took 10 o'clock train home. Like my suit a lot. 1916. Mon. Felt awfully tired this A.M. Most unexpected seance with Mr. Geer in Music Hall. Thrilling to say the least. Written in ear-training very nice & I felt loads better afterwards. Worked most all evening. Walked off campus in P.M. 1917. Tues. Changed elections, no more Latin next semester! Washed hair after 6th hour. No choir this eve. Went to play Rube & Shack were in. They were very good actors. 1918. Tues. Last day of classes. Packed suitcase & everything in closet along with Hope's things. Singing on stairs after chapel etc.December 19 1914. Sat. Marion & I slept until 11:00. Stayed in all day, Cat spend P.M. & H.K. came later. Got the round robin letter from Elizabeth & sent it to H. Burgess. Been planning new clothes. 1915. Sun. Were getting up at 11 o'clock when Earl arrived, spent day with us. Has changed a lot but still not handsome. The Giblins gave us a concert over phone. Retired early. 1916. Tues. Slept all 5th hour. Rub & I made penuche 1st hr. Expected to cram for Harmony exam but couldn't settle down to such a task. Packed my trunk in short order. Discussed Phil. with Sarah but neither of us got much enlightment. 1917. Wed. As usual, busy day. Class music lesson & Miss C. gave me loads to do over Christmas. Queer chicken for dinner. German Christmas play at 4:30. So tired went to bed at 9:30. 1918. Wed. Chaperoned M. Nichols & others until 2. Lunched at Shepard's & shopped. Got home about 3.December 20 1914. Sun. Made a pudding & some fudge this A.M. Helen K. came up this P.M. & in the evening Marion & I went down to Kershaw's. Warren saw us home. Reviewed 1 1/2 pages of Livy in 5 minutes. 1915. Mon. Marion and Chris spent day in Boston. Called Ned up tonight. We made the old phone work. Got a letter from Sloanie. Started crepe de chine camisoles. Nothing exciting. 1916. Wed. Meine Gehertstag! Horrilble ordeal of Harmony exam over, also last Phil. quiz. Ed treated me at the Flag Shop. Choir rehearsal after chapel, then libe at 9, birthday party in Pete's room, grand cake with candles, stayed & talked with Pete. 1917. Thurs. 1918. Met Harvey & Walter at 8:34 train. Helen helped entertain them, & we bade them au revoir at 4 P.M. Marion arrived. Several birthday cards & poem from Betsey. December 21 1914. Mon. Went shopping in Boston. Invested in brown astraean coat, bronze pumps & stockings, brown silk dress. Cat was down this P.M. H.K. came up in evening. Snowed & rained, fine walking. 1915. Tues. Went to Boston this A.M. with Mama. Purchased fancy patent leather shoes and had corns cut out. Called Pauline up. Had quite a chat. Went to bed comparatively early. 1916. Thurs. Big event of day. Prexy Taylor's funeral, sang in choir, service short & nice. Carol singing in evening. Couldn't work so just fooled around. 1917. Fri. Departed in leisure for once. Met Pete, Ed & James at station. Ed & James got off at Springfield, delayed by wreck, stunt party. Got in B at 9:15. Home via taxi about eleven, supper & concert on new vic. 19December 22 1914. Tues. Suffered in dentist's for two hours. French play, "Le Bourgois Gentilhomme". Cat, leading lady. Sat in front row. Danced chiefly with Warren & George Abbot. Helen & I pulled off some new ones. 1915. Wed. Marion & Chris in Boston again. Marion had lunch with Jessie, saw Albert Staples, what a show! Cat arrived home tonight. Talked with her over telephone. 1916. Fri. Rained cats & dogs. Got thoroughly soaked getting to car. Train an hour late in Boston. Chris met me. Dined on train. Rode home in taxi, extra ride to highlands. 1917. Sat. Harrowing experience of woman fainting or dying in toilet. Saw "Turn to the Right". Helen shouted me. Visited Bailey's too & did lot of looking for Christmas. Found flowers from girls & big box from Horace. 19December 23 1914. Wed. Made a cake & cleaned silver. Marion & Chris went to Boston, bought new lamp, plates, cretonne for Helen. Helen & I went up town after supper, mailed more cards. Finished Pete's camisole. Got cards from Hilda, Elizabeth & Mabel. 1915. Thurs. Went to Boston again & exchanged shoes. Cat was down all morning. Got caught in rain, stopped in at Giblin's & got umbrella. Sent presents off today. 1916. Sat. Slept very late. Went over train to meet Marion but she didn't come till later. Cat & Helen came up. The new piano is great. Spent most of my time at it. 1917. Sun. 19 December 24 1914. Thurs. Called on Giblin's, heard victrola. On hand for carols at Kershaw's. Hot chocolate served. Warren saw us home. Papa brought Pete's presents so opened them, grand pin-cushion for me. Photograph album from H.K. 1915. Fri. Cat down again. Went over to noon train with N.B. box. While Marion & Chris were up-town, Chris' roses from Harold came, hid them until eve. Went over to train, then up to [Park's]! Heard carolors. 1916. Sun. Slept till about 11:00. Made divinity but it didn't get very hard. Trunk came in P.M. General exchange of Christmas present. Went to carol singing on common at 11:00. Stayed all night at Kershaw's. 1917. Mon. 19December 25 1914. Fri. Christmas! Horace's chocolates & two paintings, also letter in P.M. Called on Giblins again, took supper with Kershaws. Papa home for day, 15 lb. turkey & so much candy! Chris has indigestion as result. 1915. Sat. Went down to see Helen in A.M. She is quite sick. Mail man brought big mail. Had [regly] turkey dinner and on top of that big Christmas supper at Giblins. Music while we ate, cards. 1916. Mon. Late rising, big mail just before dinner. Ate as much turkey etc. as possible. Went up to Giblins about six. Another big feed, then they cleared out [de] dining room & we had a dance. [Marsa] more than gay. Papa was bored. 1917. Tues. Quiet Christmas day. Marion got most of mail. Dressed for dinner & wore my corsage. Dinner served in grand style & I stuffed all day. 19December 26 1914. Sat. All went to theatre "Girl from Utah" at Colonial. Julia Sanderson & Donald Brian. Found H's picture at home. Played cards at Kershaw's, hot dog party. Harold, Warren & Guy there. Played & danced. 1915. Sun. Helen had doctor today. Nothing serious however. Awful storm, wind & snow, wires blown down. Cat came down. Called Pete up, also Marion Park. Feel about 20 lbs. heavier. Made plans for week. 1916. Tues. Slept very late again. Didn't do anything very exciting. Cat was down in P.M. 1917. Wed. Chris went to Boston early to get seats for "The Wanderer". Mama, Marion, Helen & I, met her at Opera House. She was late, so we missed all sheep etc in 1st act. Spent eve. at Peacott's. 19 December 27 1914. Sun. Attended divine worship this A.M. with Marion. Snowed a little. Papa went to Mr. Ingall's funeral. Had only two meals, dinner at six, breakfast 10:30. Went to Episcopal church in eve. with Warren & Helen. 1915. Mon. Marion & Chris went to Boston to spend Christmas money. Went up to Marion Parks this P.M. after staying a while with Helen. Doris C. & Cat were there. Cat came home with me, movies. 1916. Wed. Went into theatre with Marion, Chris & Helen, saw Otis Skinner in "Mister Antonio". It was great. Helen & I went to Bailey's afterward. Pete called up & asked me out to her house tomorrow. Read in eve. 1917. Thurs. Got crocheted corset cover top from Aunt Abbie. Chris went to Boston & got records for 5 days trial. 19December 28 1914. Mon. Went to Women's Club lecture. Saw Marion Park & Edith Buck. Wrote several thank you notes. Went to movies with Warren & Harold Babcock took Helen. Marion & Chris jealous they went alone. 1915. Tues. Mama in bed with grip. Stopped Dot & Florence from coming but Pauline came with bells. Blanche W. also came for supper. Played cards in eve. Awfully mean weather. Helen no letter. 1916. Thurs. Dentist from 9:30 to 12. Rushed home, dressed & got 2:06 train for Boston. Found Pete's house easily, she had a nice tea & asked me to stay all night. Played the victrola, danced & played cards. 1917. Fri. Entertained mail man because of cold, guess he was glad to get under cover a little while. 19December 29 1914. Tues. Rained & awfully slippery. Cat spent all morning. Chris went to B. & Pete arrived after lunch. Dyed portieres & covered utility box. Visited Cat this P.M., got soaked coming home. Ruth M. invited me to lunch. 1915. Wed. Went to Newfields. Marion went to Eliot. Grammie Pease made popovers for me, snowed, got ride to station. Cat met me on this end. Treated me to chocolate. Found Pauline here. 1916. Fri. Pete, her sister & I came in town. I called up home from Boston & took 11:50 train home. Aunt Girt, Roger & Louise arrived soon after. Cat came down in eve. Told Roger stories etc. 1917. Sat. Cold! Called out of bed by telephone from Warren. Met Kershaw at Stearn's & saw "Peter Ibbetson", liked it very much. Got 5:16 train home. It left at 6:15. 19December 30 1914. Wed. Saw "Pinafore" at Shubert. Ran into Elizabeth Hewins. Had to sit in last row of 2nd balcony. Party in eve. Warren, Guy, Harold, George Abbot, Pete & H.K. Jesse couldn't come today. 1915. Thurs. Pauline left this A.M. Packed my bag & went to North Berwick on the run. Pete & Mildred were at train. Did little detective work in eve. stirring up Totman & his girl. Bird entertained us greatly. 1916. Sat. Had hard time amusing Roger. On the spur of the moment, Marion, Chris, Cat & I went to Boston to see "Les Miserables". Liked it very much. Never knew the story of it before. 1917. Sun. Slept late. Stayed in house all day, read & played, nothing exciting. 19 December 31 1914. Thurs. Wrote up my photograph album. Lea Merriam called with Helen, then Pete, Marion & I went up to Giblin's. Treated us on chocolates etc. Made some cracker jack. Movies in eve. "Pursuit of Phantom". 1915. Fri. Chris came down to N.B. Left together. Joined by Marion in Dover and Mr. Connor at Lawrence. Made bee line for Cat's house, changed dress, arrived at party on time, grand time, home at 1:15. 1916. Sun. Laid abed all morning. Bern & Gert spent P.M. with us and stayed to supper. I did not go over to station with them. Spent eve. reading "Lorna Doone" again. M's telegram, invite to dance. 1917. Mon. Got up earlier to see what parcel post brought, 5 lb box of choc. from Sergt. Moore, tickled me pink, ate steady stream all day. Freezing cold, but not frozen yet. Helen came up in eve. 19Memoranda 19 Edna Bell Tel-[579161] 7011 Hawthorne Ave. Los Angeles, Calif. (Lambert, Mississippi) 19 Helen M. Shackleton Dorm 366-J 10308 Wilbur Ave. Cleveland. Ohio Norwalk, Conn. 19 Frances M. Hyde. 41 East 74th Street (981 Park Ave) New York N.Y. Tel. Lenox 3648 19 Helen Sloan 2707 Forest Ave. (4338 Rockhill Road) Kansas City, Mo. Bell phone - Grand 8 Home phone - South 800 19 Ruby L. Thomas 7501 Ridge Boulevard Brooklyn N.Y. Memoranda 19 Ethel McLean 92 Fairview Av. Jersey City, N.J. Tel 319 19 Elizabeth L. Hewins Forest St. Wellesley Hills, Mass Tel. 149 19 Helen Burgess Riverbank Court (Asquan House) Cambridge, Mass (Holderness, N.H.) Tel. 2680 Camb 19 Cat 29 Clairemont Ave. New York 45 Beech St. [...] 19 c/o Mr. William Fuller Our tel 2-3-9-W (3-8-R) " 4-8-1R19 Chapel Cuts XXlllllllll 1916-17 2nd sem. XXXXXXX 19 Henry W. Cogswell 22 Wyoming St. (Roxbury, Mass.) Irene 24 N. Portland Ave. Vintnor N.J. 19 Pete 90 Summer St. Newton Centre 19 Aunt Abbie 1109 13th St. N.W. Washington, D.C. 202 Spruce St. Winston-Salem, N.C. 19 Ned - 141 Bloomfield St. Springfield Sarah 2600 E.28th St. Kansas City, MoMemoranda 19 Earl - 9 Library St. New Haven (350 W. 55 st. -C.A.H) Harvey Wingate 41 Alumni Hall Norwich University, Northfield, Vt. 19 Catherine Parks 420 East 59th St. (N.Y.C.) 37 Wall St (153 East 62nd St) 19 18 Rosemont Ave. Woodfords, Me. Earl - Phm 3rd class Artillery Dispensary 10th Regiment Marine Barracks Quantico, Va. 19 Edmonds Educators' Exchange 101 Tremont St. Tucker Agency 120 Eoylston St. Rooms 516-17-18 19 Norwalk Yarn Co. 248 Byolston St. Room 204Memoranda 19 Birthday Thoughts - by Miss R. Thomas The hurrying years press on and I am growing old. My steps will soon be feeble, my brain it waxith cold. 19 Wrinkles will line my forehead, all dark and dark with mold I am nineteen today II My hairs, if there be any, will turn from 19 brown to gray. My teeth fall slowly one by one as I go on my way. My hands with care and toil be worn, my voice will be hay. 19 I am nineteen today. III Yet, with some ills, old Time brings on the dignity of age I feel it now, and soon I will be 19 haughty, proud, and sage. Majestic, and I'll grandly strut as if upon a stage. I am nineteen today.Memoranda 19 Composed Mar. 12, 16, by Ed, Pete, John Two little devils for friends have we, Sneaky, forgetful, and full of glee, Scorn invitations they give you. No matter how hard they may urge you, 19 Hospitality they lack In manners they are very slack, For when they invite you to dinners Those two little horrible sinners, Run off forgetting the date, 19 And leave you to an awful fate. Composed by Eliz. Sh. on occassion of invitation into EWE Club. Apr. 9, 1916 Ewee Ewee secret society she cried he died 19 Never again in the pines of Kentucky Far from the wail of the sea lions tail Ewee alas Ewee. 19 Memoranda 19 Chapel cuts - 1918 Feb. 9, 21, 23 Mar. 14, 16 Apr. 12, 22, 25 May. 2, 10, 12(Sun), 15, 19(Sun), May 25 19 Freshman year 12 A's 6 B's 12 C's Sophomore " 3 A's 25 B's 2 C's 19 19 19Memoranda The Books I read. 19 Sept 1917 - Dec. 1917. Wells - Mr. Brittling Sees it Through Neath Verdun Arthur Guy, Empey, Over the Top. Edith Wharton - Ethan Frome 19 Mademoiselle Miss. Covengsly Dawson - Carry On. Jean Webster - When Polly went to College Padraic Colum - The Fiddler's House Maurice Hewlett - A Fool Errant 19 Halfway House Ibanez - The Cabin Cable - Grapes of Wrath Edith Wharton - Summer - January 1918 - 19 Mme. Howard - My Home in the Land of Mercy. Victor Chapman - Letters from France Wm. Locke - The Red Planet Cholmondelay - Christine - February 1918 - 19 Margaret Widdemer - The Wishing Ring Man Winston Chruchill - Richard Carvel Booth Tarkington - The Turmoil. Mildred Aldrich - A Hilltop on the Maine.Memoranda 19 Leonard Merrick - When Love Flies out O'the Window George Stiles - The Dragoman Henri Barlusse - Under Fire Gilbert Murrey - Euripedes' "Trojan Women" Mary Johnston - Prisoners of Hope. 19 March 1918 Winston Churchill - The Crisis. Holworthy Hall - Pepper April 1918 Dear Enemy - Jean Webster 19 May Huckleberry Finn - Mark Twain June Seventeen - Booth Tarkington Kennedy Square - F. Hopkinson Smith 19 En L'air - Bert Hall July Empty Pockets - Rubert Hughes Jaffery - William Locke Red Rock - Thomas Nelson Page 19Memoranda 19 W.A.Moore. Battery A 54 Art. C.A.C. A.E.F. 19 In Faculty meeting, B.A. on Mon. May 12, 1919, Miss North called Marion Robinson a simple non sensible emotional flibberty gabbit 19 19 19Memoranda 19 19 19 19 19Memoranda 19 19 19 19 19 Show less

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Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell), 1820-1906

Date

1887-07-13

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Fortieth Anniversary of the Woman Suffrage Movement. International Council of Women Assembled by the NATIONAL WOMAN SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION of the United States, To be held at Washington, D.D., March 25 to April 1, 1888, inclusive. COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS: ELIZABETH CADY STANTON, Pres., Tenafly, N. J. SUSAN B. ANTHONY, Rochester, N. Y., MATILDA JOSLYN GAGE, Fayettville, N. Y., Vice Pres. at Large. MAY WRIGHT SEWALL, Chair. Ex. Com., 405 North Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis, Ind. ELLEN H.... Show moreFortieth Anniversary of the Woman Suffrage Movement. International Council of Women Assembled by the NATIONAL WOMAN SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION of the United States, To be held at Washington, D.D., March 25 to April 1, 1888, inclusive. COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS: ELIZABETH CADY STANTON, Pres., Tenafly, N. J. SUSAN B. ANTHONY, Rochester, N. Y., MATILDA JOSLYN GAGE, Fayettville, N. Y., Vice Pres. at Large. MAY WRIGHT SEWALL, Chair. Ex. Com., 405 North Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis, Ind. ELLEN H. SHELDON, Recording Secretary, Q. M. Gen'l's Office, Washington, D. C. RACHEL G. FOSTER, Corresponding Secretary, 1909 N. 12th Street, Philadelphia, Pa. JANE H. SPOFFORD, Treasurer, Riggs House, Washington, D. C. Cape May N. Jersey July 13, 1887 My Dear Friend Wendell P. Garrison Yours of June 27th reached me just as I was leaving home for this place. The name of the lady who was governess in Frederick Douglass family- was Phebe Thayer- that of her sister who was at the NorthamptonWater Cure was Abby G. Thayer- now- Abby G. Thayer Chase- of Hector- Schuyler Co. N. York What a labor of love is yours as you strive to get even the names of people right- so many write me- it is so easy to tell the truth"- to which I answer them it is the most difficult thing to state the simplest fact or incident so that it will seem true to another person who witnessed it- The Nation's notice of Vol. III of History of W. S. was no doubt just—- I do not know enough of literary merits- to enable me to express an opinion- but- I do know that tried very hard to get the facts & figures & names right- the rest I left to those who know of good English- or think they know- Very Sincerely yours Susan B. AnthonyCopy Alma Lutz Collection Fortieth Anniversary of the Woman Suffrage Movement. International Council of Women Assembled by the NATIONAL WOMAN SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION of the United States, To be held at Washington, D.D., March 25 to April 1, 1888. Cape May N. Jersey July 13, 1887 My Dear Friend Wendell P. Garrison Yours of June 27th reached me just as I was leaving home for this place. The name of the lady who was governess in Frederick Douglass family- was Phebe Thayer- that of her sister who was at the Northampton Water Cure was Abby G. Thayer- now- Abby G. Thayer Chase- of Hector- Schuyler Co. N. York What a labor of love is yours as you strive to get even the names of people right- so many write me- it is so easy to tell the truth"- to which I answer them it is the most difficult thing to state the simplest fact or incident so that it will seem true to another person who witnessed it- The Nation's notice of Vol. III of History of W. S. was no doubt just—- I do not know enough of literary merits- to enable me to express an opinion- but- I do know that tried very hard to get the facts & figures & names right- the rest I left to those who know of good English- or think they know- Very Sincerely yours Susan B. Anthony Show less

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Raymond, Charles A.

Date

September 12, 1862

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Friday Sept 12. Matthew Vassar Esq. Dr[Dear] Freind[sic]. I send by Charlie to avoid to delay of mails. I have received from N[ew] Haven what interest money could be collected on short notice, being about half what I need. Please let me know by Charlie what I must do to make the necessary arrangements for the remainder, and I will find time to come up to-morrow morning and execute what bonds may be necessary. I never hated anything in my life, more than I have the stern decrees of an adverse... Show moreFriday Sept 12. Matthew Vassar Esq. Dr[Dear] Freind[sic]. I send by Charlie to avoid to delay of mails. I have received from N[ew] Haven what interest money could be collected on short notice, being about half what I need. Please let me know by Charlie what I must do to make the necessary arrangements for the remainder, and I will find time to come up to-morrow morning and execute what bonds may be necessary. I never hated anything in my life, more than I have the stern decrees of an adverse fate, which make it necessary for me thus to trouble you, and whatever obligation I may give, you may be assured will afford me but little repose until it is cancelled. The customary salute to Miss Amanda. Until to-morrow. Yours Truly Chas[Charles] A. RaymondRev’d[Reverend] Ch[arles] C.[A.] Raymond Sept. 12. 1862 Show less

Poughkeepsie November 13th, 1860 Miss Susan B Anthony Dear Madam In reply to your note of yesterday enquiring whether the … is true that I had made an appropriation $400,000 - to found a College for girls in all reflects equal Harvard or Yale I answer yes, and the grounds for its location purchased the central for its erection of the buildings awarded and the work will be commenced early the ensuing spring Yours very Respectfully etc M Vassar